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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