Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 53.001 — ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM

HS § 53.001Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 53. BONE MARROW DONOR RECRUITMENT PROGRAM

Statute text

(a)The department shall establish a bone marrow donor recruitment program to educate residents of this state about:

(1)the need for bone marrow donors, including the particular need for donors from minority populations;

(2)the requirements for registering with the federally authorized bone marrow donor registry established and maintained as required by 42 U.S.C. Section 274k as a potential bone marrow donor, including procedures for determining an individual's tissue type;

(3)the medical procedures an individual must undergo to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells; and

(4)the availability of information about bone marrow donation in health care facilities, blood banks, and driver's license offices.

(b)The department, in consultation with the federally authorized bone marrow donor registry established and maintained as required by 42 U.S.C. Section 274k and the registry's interested contracted network partners, shall develop written and electronic informational materials, including links to Internet websites and machine-readable codes, regarding:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (H.B. 780), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.