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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 12
Introduced by Blood, 3.
Read first time January 05, 2023
Committee: Health and Human Services
1 A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to relating to human breast milk; to create
2 the Nebraska Human Breast Milk Bank.
3 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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1 Section 1. (1) The Nebraska Human Breast Milk Bank is created.
2 (2) The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish
3 standards for transporting, processing, and distributing commercial human
4 breast milk.
5 (3) The department may:
6 (a) Convene a committee of subject matter experts to assist in the
7 development of the standards described in subsection (2) of this section;
8 and
9 (b) Develop programs to encourage the creation of breast milk
10 depositories and banks.
11 (4) The Nebraska Human Breast Milk Bank shall:
12 (a) Accept and provide breast milk to assist mothers and guardians
13 in providing breast milk to their infants;
14 (b) Screen all breast milk collected before distribution; and
15 (c) Comply with all standards established under subsection (2) of
16 this section.
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