North Dakota Code § 23-45-01

Umbilical cord blood - Patient information - Definition
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1. If a health care professional is providing prenatal care to a patient, the health care 
professional may inform the patient of the following options relating to stem cells that 
are contained in the umbilical cord blood after the delivery of her child:
a. Discard the stem cells.
b. Donate the stem cells to a public umbilical cord blood bank.
c. Store the stem cells in a family umbilical cord blood bank for use by the 
immediate and extended family members.
d. Store the stem cells for family use through a family or sibling donor banking 
program that provides free collection, processing, and storage where there is a 
medical need.
2. The method a health care professional uses to provide the information under 
subsection 1 may include verbally or in writing or by providing the patient with a 
publication prepared by the department of health and human services under section

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