{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-83-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-83-5","heading":"Collection not required if health of mother or newborn impacted.","body":"An obstetrical professional or facility is not required to collect cord blood or cooperate in the collection of cord blood if in the professional judgment of a licensed obstetrical professional the collection of the cord blood would threaten the health of the mother or the newborn child.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 83 The Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Notification Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-83/23-83-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:11Z","sha256":"d5fac5e6f34e9c764cf690ba3f76e829e480e709de2c51d1e41ce35d0a68ddd9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-83-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-83-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}