Washington Revised Code Title 70. Public Health and Safety § 70.54.222. Cord blood banks--Regulation--Application of consumer protection act--Definitions

(a) Have all applicable licenses, accreditations, and other authorizations required under federal and Washington state law to engage in cord blood banking;

(b) Include, in any advertising or educational materials made available to the general public or provided to health services providers or potential cord blood donors: (i) A statement identifying the cord blood bank's licenses, accreditations, and other authorizations required in (a) of this subsection; and (ii) information about the cord blood bank's rate of success in collecting, processing, and storing sterile cord blood units that have adequate, viable yields of targeted cells; and

(a) “Autologous use” means the transplantation, including implanting, transplanting, infusion, or transfer, of cord blood into the individual from whom the cord blood was collected.

(b) “Cord blood bank” means an operation engaged in collecting, processing, storing, distributing, or transplanting hematopoietic progenitor cells present in placental or umbilical cord blood.

(c) “Hematopoietic progenitor cells” means pluripotential cells that may be capable of self-renewal and differentiation into any mature blood cell.

(d) “Private cord blood banking” means a cord blood bank that provides, for a fee, cord blood banking services for the autologous use of the cord blood.