House File 165 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 165 BY SCHULTE and T. TAYLOR (COMPANION TO SF 56 BY BOLKCOM) A BILL FOR An Act relating to donation of newborn umbilical cord blood. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 1816HH (2) 84 pf/nh

H.F. 165 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.39D Donation of newborn 1 umbilical cord blood —— exemption from civil liability. 2 1. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary regarding 3 blood donation, the principal prenatal health care provider 4 of a woman who is known by the provider to be pregnant shall, 5 prior to the thirty-fifth week of the woman’s pregnancy, 6 provide the woman with information regarding options for 7 donation of blood extracted from the umbilical cord of the 8 newborn to an accepting and accredited cord blood bank, blood 9 bank, blood center, or plasma center. 10 2. A person shall not be subject to civil liability for 11 failure to comply with this section. 12 EXPLANATION 13 This bill relates to donation of newborn umbilical cord 14 blood. The bill directs the principal prenatal health care 15 provider of a woman known by the provider to be pregnant, to 16 provide the woman, prior to the 35th week of the pregnancy, 17 with information regarding the options for donation of 18 umbilical cord blood to an accepting and accredited cord blood 19 bank, blood bank, blood center, or plasma center. The bill 20 provides an exemption from civil liability for failure to 21 comply with the bill. 22 -1- LSB 1816HH (2) 84 pf/nh 1/ 1