HB1326 - Tennessee - Health Care, Titles, Short

Companion Bill SB0760. Health Care - Enacts the "Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB1326 / *SB0760Increase State Expenditures - $22,196,000 Recurring $75,500,000 One-Time Increase State Revenues - $23,460,000 Bill Summary for HB1326 / *SB0760 This bill creates the Tennessee commission for the newborn umbilical cord blood initiative and requires the commission to establish a network of postnatal tissue and fluid banks in partnership with one or more public or private colleges or universities, public or private hospitals, nonprofit organizations, or private firms in this state for the purpose of collecting and storing postnatal tissue and fluid. The commission will consult with the University of Tennessee board of trustees, the Tennessee board of regents, and the [...]

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