§ 23-83-1 Short title
§ 23-83-2 Definitions
§ 23-83-3 Notification of option to donate umbilical cord blood
§ 23-83-4 No fees for donation
§ 23-83-5 Collection not required if health of mother or newborn impacted
§ 23-83-6 Hospitals required to facilitate donations
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-83 - The Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Notification Act

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Mixed bank: is a bank that maintains a supply of unrelated cord blood units philanthropically donated by transplantation or research purposes to unrelated recipients and also for a fee stores cord blood for autologous use and use by family members. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-83-2
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Public cord blood bank: is a bank that maintains a supply of unrelated cord blood units that are philanthropically donated for transplantation or research purposes. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-83-2