SECTIONS 104170 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 104170

104170. (a) The Human Leukocyte Antigen Testing Fund is hereby
established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the State
Department of Health Services. Moneys in the fund shall be subject to
appropriation in the annual Budget Act, and shall be used to pay the
costs of blood collection and human leukocyte antigen typing, also
referred to as histocompatibility locus antigen (HLA) testing, for A,
B, and DR antigens for use in bone marrow transplantation by
California blood centers under contract with the federal National
Marrow Donor Program provided for pursuant to Public Law 101-302.
(b) Moneys in the fund may only be expended if the individual
being tested completes and signs an informed consent form authorizing
the use of test results for participation in the federal program
referred to in subdivision (a). The form shall require a declaration
from the donor as to whether he or she has health plan benefits that
would cover the cost of HLA testing. Moneys in the fund shall not be
used to pay for the testing of a health plan enrollee if the health
plan covers the cost of HLA testing for the enrollee.