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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a bone marrow donor recruitment |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 53 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 53. BONE MARROW DONOR RECRUITMENT PROGRAM |
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Sec. 53.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) The department |
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shall establish a bone marrow donor recruitment program to educate |
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residents of this state about: |
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(1) the need for bone marrow donors, including the |
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particular need for donors from minority populations; |
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(2) the requirements for registering with the |
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federally authorized bone marrow donor registry established and |
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maintained as required by 42 U.S.C. Section 274k as a potential bone |
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marrow donor, including procedures for determining an individual's |
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tissue type; |
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(3) the medical procedures an individual must undergo |
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to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells; and |
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(4) the availability of information about bone marrow |
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donation in health care facilities, blood banks, and driver's |
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license offices. |
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(b) The department, in consultation with the federally |
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authorized bone marrow donor registry established and maintained as |
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required by 42 U.S.C. Section 274k, shall develop written and |
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electronic informational materials, including links to Internet |
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websites and machine-readable codes, regarding: |
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(1) bone marrow donation; and |
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(2) the process of registering with the federally |
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authorized bone marrow donor registry. |
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(c) The federally authorized bone marrow donor registry may |
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develop and provide the informational materials described by |
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Subsection (b) to the department. |
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(d) The department and the Department of Public Safety shall |
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post the information described by Subsection (b) on each agency's |
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respective Internet websites. |
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(e) Appropriate health care facilities, blood banks, and |
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driver's license offices may access the informational materials |
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described by Subsection (b) on the Internet websites of the |
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department and the Department of Public Safety and print the |
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materials to place in their facilities, banks, or offices to |
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provide to residents of this state. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall |
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establish the program and obtain the informational materials as |
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required by Section 53.001, Health and Safety Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |