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.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-83-5
Collection not required if health of mother or newborn impacted
Known as the The Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Notification Act
The act spans §§ 23–23 (6 sections).
P.L. 2008, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 153, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.