Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 598, Sec. 3. (SB 1099) Effective January 1, 2025.
Commencing July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter, the State Department of Public Health shall generate a report that includes each of the following:
(a)The total number of any residual screening specimens stored by the California Biobank Program.
(b)The number of new residual screening specimens collected during the previous calendar year.
(c)The number of inheritable conditions identified by the original screening tests during the previous calendar year.
(d)The number of projects utilizing specimens from the California Biobank Program.
(e)The number of published research studies where biospecimens from the California Biobank Program were used or referenced and the potential public health benefits from the research.
(f)The number of specimens provided by the California Biobank Program for each research project.
(g)The number of screening tests waived for religious purposes during the previous calendar year.
(h)The number of residual screening specimens destroyed at the request of a parent or adult during the previous calendar year.
(i)The number of residual screening samples remaining to be destroyed at the request of a parent or adult during the previous calendar year.