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Committee backs bill allowing UAMS to set up in‑state breast‑milk bank
Summary
The committee approved a bill enabling UAMS to establish a breast‑milk bank and a fund; UAMS and neonatal specialists told senators donor milk is a medical therapy for premature infants and that Arkansas currently spends about $800,000 yearly buying donor milk out of state.
Representative Pilkington asked the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee to authorize establishing a breast‑milk bank at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and to create a related fund. She emphasized the bill does not appropriate state funds; it authorizes the entity and the fund.
Presenters from UAMS and Arkansas Children's Hospital — Tanya Johnson…
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