Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2175.1: State Commissioner request for information about public

cord blood collection operation.

A. On or before July 1, 2008, the State Commissioner of Health

shall request information from one or more umbilical cord blood

banks concerning the establishment of a public cord blood collection

operation within this state to collect, transport, process and store

cord blood units from Oklahoma residents for therapeutic and

research purposes. Any such request for information shall contain

provisions inquiring about the ability of the umbilical cord blood

bank to:

1. Establish and operate one or more collection sites within

the state to collect a targeted number of cord blood units;

2. Implement collection procedures designed to collect cord

blood units that reflect the state’s racial and ethnic diversity;

3. Set up public cord blood collection operations not later

than six (6) months after execution of a contract with the state,

provided the umbilical cord blood bank is able to negotiate any

necessary contracts related to the collection sites within that time

frame;

4. Participate in the National Cord Blood Coordinating Center

or similar national cord blood inventory center by listing cord

blood units in a manner that assures maximum opportunity for use;

5. Have a program that provides cord blood units for research

and agree to provide cord blood units that are unsuitable for

therapeutic use to researchers located within the state at no

charge; and

6. Maintain national accreditation by an accrediting

organization recognized by the federal Health Resources and Services

Administration.

B. On or before January 1, 2009, the Commissioner of Health

shall submit, as and in the manner provided for by law, a summary of

the responses to the request for information, along with any

recommendations, to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the

chairs of those committees of the Legislature with legislative

responsibility over matters relating to public health.