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O.C.G.A. § 31-46-1 Legislative findings
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The General Assembly finds and declares that it shall be the public policy of this state to encourage the donation, collection, and storage of stem cells collected from postnatal tissue and fluid and to make such stem cells available for medical research and treatment; to promote…
O.C.G.A. § 31-46-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Amniotic fluid’’ means the fluid inside the amnion. (2) ‘‘Permitted stem cell research’’ means stem cell research permitted under federal law and Senate Resolution 30, the ‘‘Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Ac…
O.C.G.A. § 31-46-3 Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for postnatal tissue and fluid; creation; donations and information concerning donations
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(a) Not later than June 30, 2008, the Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure, as created in Code Section 31-46-4, shall 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,…
O.C.G.A. § 31-46-4 Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure; creation; membership; appointment; terms of office; duties
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(a) There is created the Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure which shall consist of 15 members appointed as provided in this Code section. The commission shall be assigned to the Department of Public Health for administrative purposes only, as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3…