Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Bill Due Action

Legislation that would authorize a public cord blood bank to provide potentially life-saving treatments for Oklahomans is headed to the governor's desk today.

House Bill 3060, by Rep. Rebecca Hamilton (D-OklahomaCity) and Senator Jay Paul Gumm (D-Durant), allows the State Department of Health to establish a public umbilical cord blood bank "for the purpose of collecting and storing umbilical cord blood and placental tissue donated by maternity patients at hospitals licensed in this state."

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