CHAPTER NUMBER: 451
File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 332
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Amedori, Frank, King, and Quinter
- Entitled:
-
Hospitals - Umbilical Cord Blood - Donation
Requiring each hospital to allow pregnant patients the option of
arranging for the donation of a newborn child's umbilical cord blood
to certified public cord blood banks with a specified exception;
prohibiting a patient from being charged for the collection, storage,
or transportation of donated cord blood; providing that a hospital is
not required to collect cord blood from a patient if a licensed
physician determines that collection would threaten the health of the
mother or child; etc.
House Action
- 1/29
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/4
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (131-1)
- 4/10
- Returned Passed
- 5/26
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 451
Senate Action
- 4/8
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 4/9
- Re-referred Finance
- 4/12
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/10
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (45-1)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
- Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- ORGAN DONORSHIP
- PATIENTS
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- PREGNANCY
- RELIGION -see also- CHURCHES
- WOMEN
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
19-308.7
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 666788/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 2004 at:
11:24 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (131-1)
- Senate
- April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
