North Dakota § 23-45-02 Umbilical cord blood - Information pamphlet - Distribution

North Dakota Statutes

§ 23-45-02 — Umbilical cord blood - Information pamphlet - Distribution

North Dakota § 23-45-02

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-45Umbilical Cord Blood Disposition

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N.D. Cent. Code § 23-45-02 (2026).

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3.This section does not impose an obligation on a health care professional to inform a pregnant patient regarding the option of umbilical cord blood collection.

4.A health care professional who acts in good faith under this section is not subject to civil or criminal liability or professional discipline for those acts.

5.For purposes of this section, "umbilical cord blood" means the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth of a newborn child. 23-45-02. Umbilical cord blood - Information pamphlet - Distribution.

1.The department of health and human services shall prepare a pamphlet that includes information regarding the following:

a.The medical processes involved in the collection of umbilical cord blood.

b.The medical risks of umbilical cord blood collec

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3. This section does not impose an obligation on a health care professional to inform a
pregnant patient regarding the option of umbilical cord blood collection.
4. A health care professional who acts in good faith under this section is not subject to
civil or criminal liability or professional discipline for those acts.
5. For purposes of this section, "umbilical cord blood" means the blood that remains in
the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth of a newborn child.
23-45-02. Umbilical cord blood - Information pamphlet - Distribution.
1. The department of health and human services shall prepare a pamphlet that includes
information regarding the following:
a. The medical processes involved in the collection of umbilical cord blood.
b. The medical risks of umbilical cord blood collection to the mother and her
newborn child.
c. The current and potential future medical uses, risks, and benefits of umbilical
cord blood collection to a mother, her newborn child, and the mother's biological
family.
d. The current and potential future medical uses, risks, and benefits of umbilical
cord blood collection to individuals who are not biologically related to a mother or
her newborn child.
e. Any costs that may be incurred by a patient who chooses to make an umbilical
cord blood donation.
f. Options for ownership and future use of the donated material.
g. The average cost of public and private umbilical cord blood banking.
2. As necessary, the department shall update the pamphlet prepared under this section.
3. The department shall make the pamphlet available on the department's website and
upon request, the department shall distribute the pamphlet at no charge.
4. A hospital that treats a patient during the delivery of her child shall permit her to
arrange for an umbilical cord blood donation as provided under section 23-16-15.
5. For purposes of this section, "umbilical cord blood" means the blood that remains in
the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth of a newborn child.