RS 1263.5 - Bone marrow donor drive
A. The secretary shall conduct a bone marrow donor drive to encourage state employees to volunteer to be potential bone marrow donors. The drive shall include educational materials, including those that may be furnished by the National Marrow Donor Program, and presentations that explain the need for bone marrow donors and the procedures for becoming registered as a potential bone marrow donor. The commissioner of administration shall provide assistance as needed to organize and conduct the drive. The bone marrow donor drive shall include typing the tissues of any employees who are recruited under the bone marrow donor drive to be potential bone marrow donors.
B. The bone marrow donor drive must be completed by September 1, 1995. The department shall report to the Senate and House Committees on Health and Welfare prior to March 1, 1994, regarding the implementation of this Section.
Acts 1992, No. 206, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.125 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.