Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary This bill authorizes a doctor to perform stem cell therapy that is not approved by the United States food and drug Administration ("FDA") if the therapy is used for treatment or a procedure within the doctor's scope of practice and is related to orthopedics, wound care, or pain management. As used in this bill "stem cell therapy" means a treatment involving the use of afterbirth placental perinatal stem cells or human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products, which complies with the regulatory requirements provided in this section, but it explicitly excludes human cells or tissues that were derived from a fetus or an embryo after an abortion. STANDARDS In order to ensure the highest standard for the retrieval, manufacture, storage, and use of stem cells, this bill requires that such cells be (i) retrieved, manufactured, and stored in a facility registered and regulated by the FDA; (ii) retrieved, manufactured, and stored in a facility certified or accredited by the National Marrow Donor Program, the World Marrow Donor Association, the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies, or the American Association of Tissue Banks; and (iii) verified to contain viable or live cells using a post-thaw analysis report, which must be sent to the doctor prior to use. FACILITY CERTIFICATION OR ACCREDITATION This bill prohibits a doctor from obtaining stem cells for therapy from a facility unless the facility maintains valid certification or accreditation. Any contract for obtaining such cells requires the facility to provide the doctor with its name, address, accrediting organization, dates of the accreditation, and any contracted limitations. The facility must also notify the doctor within 30 days of any change in accreditation status. When performing a procedure, the doct
