(a) The purpose of the Connecticut Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Board is to establish, on or before July 1, 2012, the umbilical cord blood collection program and thereafter administer the program. The umbilical cord blood collection program shall facilitate and promote the collection of units of umbilical cord blood from genetically diverse donors for public use. As used in this subsection, “public use” means (1) use of umbilical cord blood units by state, national and international cord blood registries and transplant centers in order to increase the likelihood of providing suitably matched donor umbilical cord blood units to patients in need of such units or research participants who are in need of a transplant, (2) biological research and new clinical use of stem cells derived from the blood and tissue of the umbilical cord, and (3) medical research that utilizes umbilical cord blood units that could not otherwise be used for transplantation or clinical use.
(b) In order to carry out its statutory purpose, the board may raise funds, apply for and accept any public or private grant money, accept contributions, enter into contracts and, within available resources, hire any necessary staff, including, but not limited to, an executive director.
(P.A. 11-160, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 11-160 effective July 13, 2011.
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