2007 State Bills California 2007 SB 962

Summary

This bill requires the health department to charge a fee to researchers and health care providers who have been approved by the department to use stored umbilical cord, pregnancy blood, or newborn blood samples for research to cover the costs of administering the program. Signed by the Governor October 11, 2007. (The bill goes into effect only if 2007 AB 34, which was enacted during the 2007 session, becomes law before January 2008.)