SENATE BILL 442

Sponsored By:

Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone

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 certified private cord blood bank under specified circumstances; 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

2/2

First Reading Finance

2/18

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

3/26

Unfavorable Report by Finance

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34

Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17

Senator Janet Greenip, District 33

Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9

Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3

Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2

Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Electronic Government

Genetics

Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Liability -see also- Good Samaritan

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