196.1129. Umbilical cord blood banks, grants awarded, when--eligibility criteria. - Missouri Statutes

Umbilical cord blood banks, grants awarded, when--eligibilitycriteria.

196.1129. 1. For purposes of this section, the term "board" shallmean the life sciences research board established under section 196.1103.

2. Subject to appropriations, the board shall establish a program toaward grants for the establishment of umbilical cord blood banks to belocated in this state and for the expansion of existing umbilical cordblood banks located in this state. The purposes and activities ofumbilical cord blood banks eligible for grants for this program shall bedirected towards gathering, collecting, and preserving umbilical cord andplacental blood only from live births and providing such blood and bloodcomponents primarily to recipients who are unrelated to the donors of theblood, and towards persons and institutions conducting scientific researchrequiring sources of human stem cells.

3. The board shall, by rule, establish eligibility criteria forawarding grants under this section. In awarding grants, the board shallconsider:

(1) The ability of the applicant to establish, operate, and maintainan umbilical cord blood bank and to provide related services;

(2) The experience of the applicant in operating similar facilities;and

(3) The applicant's commitment to continue to operate and maintain anumbilical cord blood bank after the expiration of the terms of the contractrequired by subsection 4 of this section.

4. Recipients of grants awarded shall enter into contracts underwhich each recipient agrees to:

(1) Operate and maintain an umbilical cord blood bank in this stateat least until the eighth anniversary of the date of the award of thegrant;

(2) Gather, collect, and preserve umbilical cord blood only from livebirths; and

(3) Comply with any financial or reporting requirements imposed onthe recipient under rules adopted by the board.

5. The grants authorized under this section shall be awarded subjectto funds specifically appropriated for that purpose.

(L. 2005 S.B. 323)