SB 148 - Umbilical Cord Blood and Stem Cell Banks - Georgia Key Vote

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Title: Umbilical Cord Blood and Stem Cell Banks

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill creating the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for stem cell research purposes.

Highlights:

-Requires informed consent of mothers donating tissue to the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank (NUCBB) (Sec. 3). -Requires institutions participating in the bank to be subject to an institutional review board to ensure compliance with federal guidelines (Sec. 3). -Establishes the Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure (GCSC) to oversee the NUCBB (Sec. 3). -Directs the state revenue commissioner to provide on the Georgia income tax form space to allow donations to GCSC (Sec. 4).

Title: Umbilical Cord Blood and Stem Cell Banks

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