FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cord Blood America, Inc. [CBAI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 700 BROOKER CREEK BLVD., SUITE 1800,  4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) OLDSMAR, FL 34677 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 114,207,446 (1) (5) D   Common Stock 16,268,554 (2) (5) D   Common Stock 4,061,770 (3) (5) D   Common Stock 25,000,000 (4) (5) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC 700 BROOKER CREEK BLVD., SUITE 1800 OLDSMAR, FL 34677	Â	  X	Â	Â
PORTNOY DAVID 700 BROOKER CREEK BLVD., SUITE 1800 OLDSMAR, FL 34677	Â	  X	Â	Â
Portnoy Mark L. 700 BROOKER CREEK BLVD. ST. 1800 OLDSMAR, FL 34677	Â	  X	Â	Â
Gaines George 700 BROOKER CREEK BLVD., SUITE 1800 OLDSMAR, FL 34677	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ David Portnoy, Individual, and Chief Executive Officer and Authorized Representative of Cryo-Cell, International, Inc.		02/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David Portnoy		02/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Mark Portnoy		02/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ George Gaines		02/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares owned solely by CRYO-CELL International, Inc.
(2)	Shares owned solely by David I. Portnoy.
(3)	Shares owned solely by Mark L. Portnoy.
(4)	Shares owned solely by George Gaines.
(5)	Messrs. Portnoy, Portnoy and Gaines, along with CRYO-CELL International, Inc. are deemed to be members of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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