1. (a) The postnatal donation board is established.

2. (b) The postnatal donation board consists of the following members:

   1. (1) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
   2. (2) The secretary of family and social services or the secretary's designee.
   3. (3) The director of the state department of health's office of minority health.

   4. (4) The following individuals appointed by the state health commissioner:

      1. (A) One (1) president or chief executive officer of an Indiana based hospital.
      2. (B) One (1) research scientist with expertise in umbilical cord blood research.
      3. (C) One (1) ethicist with expertise in bioethics.
      4. (D) One (1) physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 who specializes in birthing and delivery.
      5. (E) One (1) representative of a donor umbilical cord blood bank.
      6. (F) One (1) member of the interagency state council on black and minority health established under IC 16-46-6 .
3. (c) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall chair the postnatal donation board.
4. (d) The state department shall staff the postnatal donation board.
5. (e) The postnatal donation board shall assist the state department in carrying out the postnatal donation initiative under this chapter.
6. (f) A member of the postnatal donation board who is not a state employee is not entitled to a salary per diem or other compensation for services as a member of the postnatal donation board. However, the member is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
7. (g) A member of the postnatal donation board who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.

As added by P.L.138-2014, SEC.8.