Indiana § 16-46-12-3.5 Authority to establish bone marrow donor recruitment program;
materials; dissemination of materials

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-46-12-3.5 — Authority to establish bone marrow donor recruitment program; materials; dissemination of materials

Indiana § 16-46-12-3.5

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 46STATE HEALTH GRANTS AND PROGRAMS

Ch. 12Bone Marrow and Organ Donations

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Ind. Code § 16-46-12-3.5 (2026).

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(a)The state department may establish a bone marrow donor recruitment program to educate Indiana residents about the following:

(1)The need for bone marrow donors, including the particular need for donors from minority populations.

(2)The requirements for registering as a potential bone marrow donor with the federally authorized bone marrow donor registry established and maintained under 42 U.S.C. 274k.

(3)The procedures for determining an individual's tissue type.

(4)The medical procedures an individual must undergo to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells.

(5)The availability of information in health care facilities, blood banks, and the bureau of motor vehicles license branches about bone marrow donation.

(b)The state department, in consultation with:

(1)the

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5. (a) The state department may establish a
bone marrow donor recruitment program to educate Indiana residents
about the following:
(1) The need for bone marrow donors, including the particular
need for donors from minority populations.
(2) The requirements for registering as a potential bone marrow
donor with the federally authorized bone marrow donor registry
established and maintained under 42 U.S.C. 274k.
(3) The procedures for determining an individual's tissue type.
(4) The medical procedures an individual must undergo to donate
bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells.
(5) The availability of information in health care facilities, blood
banks, and the bureau of motor vehicles license branches about
bone marrow donation.
(b) The state department, in consultation with:
(1) the federally authorized bone marrow donor registry; and
(2) interested contracted network partners of the registry
described in subdivision (1);
shall develop written and electronic informational materials concerning
bone marrow donation and the process for registering with the federally
authorized bone marrow donor registry. In the alternative, the state
department may obtain the required informational materials from an
entity described in subdivision (1) or (2). The state department shall
provide links to the materials on the state department's Internet web
site.
(c) The following may print and disseminate the materials described
in subsection (b) to individuals interested in the materials:
(1) Appropriate health care facilities.
(2) Blood banks.
(3) Bureau of motor vehicles license branches.