Bill > A05956

This bill establishes a comprehensive public umbilical cord blood banking program within the New York State Department of Health aimed at increasing awareness, promoting research, and facilitating cord blood donations. The program requires the department to develop a public education and outreach campaign through various media channels to inform the general public about the benefits of cord blood banking. The department must create educational materials to be distributed through healthcare providers, hospitals, clinics, and organizations serving pregnant individuals. Additionally, the bill mandates the department to coordinate professional education programs for healthcare providers, promote research into the potential medical uses of cord blood stem cells, develop regulatory criteria for cord blood collection and storage, and establish a statewide toll-free telephone number to provide information and direct potential donors to local public cord blood banks. The program will also be able to accept and utilize grants and other funding sources to support its initiatives. The bill will take effect 180 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for developing necessary regulations.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5956