CHAPTER 2. UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD DONATION INITIATIVE - Indiana Statutes

IC 12-31-2
     Chapter 2. Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Initiative

IC 12-31-2-1
"Initiative"
     Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "initiative" refers to the umbilical cord blood donation initiative established under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.7.

IC 12-31-2-2
Establishment of umbilical cord blood donation initiative
     Sec. 2. The nonprofit corporation shall establish an umbilical cord blood donation initiative to promote public awareness concerning the following:
        (1) A pregnant woman's option to make a postnatal donation upon the birth of a newborn infant.
        (2) The medical benefits of postnatal tissue and postnatal fluids.
        (3) The importance of donating umbilical cord blood to the public umbilical cord blood bank.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.7.

IC 12-31-2-3
Acceptance of grants or money to implement initiative
     Sec. 3. The nonprofit corporation may accept a grant from the federal government or money from the state government or private contributions to establish and implement the initiative.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.7.

IC 12-31-2-4
Dissemination requirements of initiative
     Sec. 4. (a) The initiative must include the dissemination of written material that includes the following:
        (1) Information concerning the option that is available to pregnant women to make a postnatal donation upon the birth of a newborn infant.
        (2) An explanation of the benefits of public umbilical cord blood banking.
        (3) The benefits of umbilical cord blood in accordance with the National Marrow Donor Program or another federal Food and Drug Administration approved protocol and the use of umbilical cord blood for medical treatment, including the following:
            (A) A list of the diseases or conditions that have been treated through the use of umbilical cord blood.
            (B) A list of the diseases or conditions for which scientific research indicates that treatment through the use of umbilical cord blood is promising.
        (4) Information on the public umbilical cord blood bank.
        (5) Information concerning the process by which postnatal tissue and postnatal fluid are collected and the steps that a

pregnant woman must take before her child is born to arrange to have the postnatal tissue and postnatal fluid collected and donated.
    (b) The nonprofit corporation shall:
        (1) update the material described in subsection (a); and
        (2) distribute the material to the following persons that treat pregnant women:
            (A) Physicians licensed under IC 25-22.5.
            (B) Participating hospitals.
            (C) Ambulatory surgical centers.
            (D) Health clinics.
            (E) Maternity homes registered under IC 16-26-1.
            (F) Nurse midwives licensed under IC 25-23-1-13.1.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.7.

IC 12-31-2-5
Development of process to inform eligible candidates of postnatal donation opportunity
     Sec. 5. The nonprofit corporation shall develop a process for physicians, nurse midwives, birthing centers, and participating hospitals to inform eligible candidates of the opportunity to make postnatal donations to the public umbilical cord blood bank following delivery of a newborn infant.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.7.

IC 12-31-2-6
Nonprofit corporation required to meet nonprofit corporation laws
     Sec. 6. The nonprofit corporation that establishes the initiative described in this chapter must meet all the requirements and responsibilities set forth in IC 23-17.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.7.

IC 12-31-2-7
Intellectual property developed is property of nonprofit corporation; right, title, and interest transfers with postnatal donation
     Sec. 7. (a) Any intellectual property developed by the nonprofit corporation establishing the initiative under this chapter is the property of the nonprofit corporation. A donor must consent to release to the public umbilical cord blood bank any property right related to the postnatal donation, including any claim of intellectual property rights derived from the postnatal donation.
    (b) The entire right, title, and interest in and to any intellectual property derived from a postnatal donation transfers with the postnatal tissue and postnatal fluid after the postnatal donation is allocated by the public umbilical cord blood bank for research purposes.
As added by P.L.134-2008, SEC.7.