CA AB1896

Requires gamete banks licensed in California to provide written information to individuals obtaining donor gametes or embryos on topics including donor identity disclosure, medical history importance, screening limitations, and the potential for multiple families created from one donor's gametes, effective January 1, 2024.

Mandates gamete banks provide verbal and written information to prospective donors before donation regarding emotional impacts, the ability of direct-to-consumer genetic testing to reveal donor identity regardless of anonymity choices, potential for multiple offspring, and the gamete bank's policies on donor limits and medical history updates.

Requires the State Department of Public Health to develop standardized information and guidance in consultation with donor-conceived person organizations, LGBTQ+ organizations, donor representatives, mental health professionals, genetic counselors, and reproductive medicine experts, and to publish this information on its website.

Clarifies that physicians are not required to perform reporting, tracking, or mitigation activities related to donor gamete usage or births.

Authorizes the State Department of Public Health to suspend or revoke a gamete bank's license for violations of these provisions, with a tiered penalty system allowing banks to cure violations before license revocation.