SENATE BILL 631

Sponsored By:

Senators Jacobs and Kittleman

Entitled:

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication

Synopsis:

Requiring a hospital to allow a pregnant patient to arrange for the donation of umbilical cord blood to a private cord blood bank; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with specified groups, to develop an educational publication; specifying the content of the publication; requiring the Department to update and distribute a specified publication; requiring providers of obstetrical services to distribute the publication; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/1

First Reading Finance

2/13

Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.

3/17

Unfavorable Report by Finance

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34

Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc

Electronic Government

Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Organ Donorship

Patients

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Pregnancy

Publications -see also- Maryland Register

Public Information

Women

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-308.7 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered