HB 1242 — An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for public health notification programs; and establishing a bone marrow donor recruitment program.

PRINTER'S NO.   1391

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 1242
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, KHAN, MALAGARI, KOSIEROWSKI, McANDREW,
        HILL-EVANS, CURRY, MADDEN, GIRAL, VENKAT, CERRATO, SANCHEZ,
        KENYATTA, HOHENSTEIN, BRENNAN, SCHLOSSBERG, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ
        AND CIRESI, APRIL 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 17, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, providing for public health
 3      notification programs; and establishing a bone marrow donor
 4      recruitment program.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 8   Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
 9                                CHAPTER 56A
10                    PUBLIC HEALTH NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS
11   Subchapter
12      A.   (Reserved)
13      B.   (Reserved)
14      C.   Bone Marrow Donor Recruitment Program
15                               SUBCHAPTER A
16                                (Reserved)
17                               SUBCHAPTER B
18                                (Reserved)
 1                                SUBCHAPTER C
 2                   BONE MARROW DONOR RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
 3   Sec.
 4   56A21.   Definitions.
 5   56A22.   Bone marrow donor recruitment program.
 6   56A23.   Regulations.
 7   § 56A21.    Definitions.
 8      The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
 9   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
10   context clearly indicates otherwise:
11      "Biomarker."    A blood protein, such as a human erythrocyte
12   glycoprotein, a human blood rhesus factor antigen, a human
13   leukocyte antigen or other organic compound found in blood as
14   determined by the department which may be used diagnostically to
15   determine the compatibility or viability of donor tissue for the
16   donation recipient.
17      "Department."    The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
18   § 56A22.    Bone marrow donor recruitment program.
19      (a)     Establishment.--The department shall establish a bone
20   marrow donor recruitment program to educate residents of this
21   Commonwealth on the following:
22            (1)   The need for bone marrow donors who meet the
23      eligibility criteria established by the National Marrow Donor
24      Program from every ethnic background and necessary blood
25      compatibility biomarker grouping.
26            (2)   The requirements for registering as a potential bone
27      marrow donor with the federally authorized bone marrow donor
28      registry established and maintained by the National Marrow
29      Donor Program, including procedures for determining an
30      individual's tissue type.

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 1            (3)   The collection procedures an individual must undergo
 2      to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells.
 3            (4)   The availability of information about bone marrow
 4      donation in health care facilities, blood banks and driver's
 5      license offices.
 6      (b)     Electronic informational materials.--The department, in
 7   consultation with the National Marrow Donor Program, shall
 8   develop electronic informational materials, including content
 9   for publicly accessible Internet websites of State agencies and
10   machine-readable codes, including:
11            (1)   Bone marrow donation.
12            (2)   The process of registering with the National Marrow
13      Donor Program's bone marrow donor registry.
14      (c)     Dissemination of informational materials.--
15            (1)   The department shall post the information under
16      subsection (b) on the department's publicly accessible
17      Internet website and shall, in collaboration with the
18      Department of Transportation, display the information
19      electronically.
20            (2)   A health care facility, blood bank or publicly
21      accessible office of the Department of Transportation may
22      print, post or electronically display the materials under
23      subsection (b) in its facilities.
24   § 56A23.    Regulations.
25      The department shall promulgate regulations necessary to
26   implement this subchapter.
27      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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