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145.927 Bone marrow donor education.

The commissioner of health shall educate residents of the state about:

(1) the need for bone marrow donors;

(2) the procedures required to become registered as a potential bone marrow donor, including the procedures for determining the person's tissue type; and

(3) the medical procedures a donor must undergo to donate bone marrow and the attendant risks of the procedure.

The commissioner shall make special efforts to educate and recruit minority populations to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. Means of communication may include use of press, radio, and television, and placement of educational materials in appropriate health care facilities, blood banks, and state and local agencies. The commissioner of health, in conjunction with the commissioner of public safety, shall make educational materials available at all places where drivers' licenses are issued or renewed.

HIST: 1990 c 536 s 1

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