SB 6155 — Concerning bone marrow donation information provided to driver's license and identicard applicants.

S-3806.2SUBSTITUTES-3145.2SENATE SENATE BILL 6155State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Short, King, Hobbs, Takko, Brown, Padden, Saldaña, and Keiser)READKeiserRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 01/30/18.AN01/10/18. ACT Relating to bone marrow donation;

Referred to Committee on Transportation.AN ACT Relating to bone marrow donation;

It is the intent of the legislature to increase awareness of the national bone marrow program statewide and to increase the number of Washington residents on the national marrow donor registry in order to increase the chance that all patients in need of bone marrow transplants will find a suitable bone marrow match.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:(1)follows:(1)(a) The department shallmust provide eachthe ability for a driver's license or identicard applicant withto express a written materialsinterest regardingin obtaining further information about making a donation of bone marrow and being placed on the bone marrow donor registryregistry.(b) atThe department of licensing must include a notice that any information provided by the completiondriver's oflicense theiror licensingidenticard transaction.(2)applicant Thewill be used solely for allowing the applicant to obtain information based on the applicant's written authorization about becoming a possible bone marrow donor and will not be used for commercial or fund-raising purposes.(2) Upon receiving consent from the driver's license or identicard applicant desiring additional information about bone marrow donation and where the applicant has expressed interest in receiving the information electronically, the department of licensing,licensing inwill cooperationsend an email with a web site link to the national bone marrow donor programprogram.(3) Upon receiving consent from the driver's license or identicard applicant desiring additional information about bone marrow donation and otherwhere appropriatethe organizations,applicant shallhas placeexpressed signageinterest in eachreceiving ofhard copy written information, the licensingdepartment serviceof officeslicensing thatwill provide backgroundwritten onmaterials from the writtennational materialsbone thatmarrow donor program.(4) No organization or third party may utilize the applicantinformation willobtained receivefrom regardingthis section for fund-raising or other commercial purposes.Sec. 3.  RCW 70.54.280 and 1992 c 109 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:The department of health shall establish a bone marrow donation.donor recruitment and education program to educate residents of the state about:(1) The need for bone marrow donors;(2) The procedures required to become registered as a potential bone marrow donor, including procedures for determining a person's tissue type;

This will include a notice that any information provided by the driver's license or identicard applicant will be used solely for allowing the applicant to obtain information on becoming a possible bone marrow donor and will not be used for commercial or fund-raising purposes.(3) No organization or third party may utilize the information obtained from this section for fund-raising or other commercial purposes.Sec. 3.  RCW 70.54.280 and 1992 c 109 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:The department of health shall establish a bone marrow donor recruitment and education program to educate residents of the state about:(1) The need for bone marrow donors;(2) The procedures required to become registered as a potential bone marrow donor, including procedures for determining a person's tissue type;

The department of health in conjunction with the department of licensing shall make educational materials available at all places where and when drivers' licenses are issued or renewed.By December 1, 2019,2020, the department of health, in conjunction with the department of licensing, must provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the results and outcomes of the efforts in increasing public awareness of bone marrow donation and the number of individuals being placed on the bone marrow donor registry from Washington state as a result of section 2 of this act.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  This act takes effect July 1, 2018.---2019.--- END ---