| What to Look for in an Umbilical Cord Blood
Bank |
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An umbilical cord blood bank should be dedicated to
providing the highest quality products for stem cell preservation. They
should engage in sound and ethical business practices by only partnering
with a lab that maintains all required regulatory licenses and
certificates of accreditation: Some of the licenses to look for are
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- Accreditation by the American Association of Blood Banks
- Accreditation by the American Society of Histocompatibility and
Immunogenetics
- New Jersey State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory and
Blood Bank licenses
- New York State Department of Health licenses for collection,
testing, processing an distribution of donated blood and blood
products
- Health Care Finance Administration Certificate (Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Act '88)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission license
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| Safety |
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Achieving blood safety is a process that requires a
solid scientific foundation to help realize the full potential of
preventing, treating and curing blood-borne diseases. Understanding
fundamental characteristics of blood, as well as the development of new
technologies and methodologies, enables us to continually improve the
science and practice of transfusion medicine.
Be sure the lab also follows applicable Department of Transportation and
Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations and
guidelines.Our recommendation for umbilical cord blood bank is Cordpartners. |
