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IN SB0208
Bill
Status
2/19/2015
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Miller
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AI Summary
SB 208 Summary
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Amends Indiana Code to replace the definition of "qualified third party" with "qualified egg bank" in laws governing unlawful transfer of human organisms.
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Defines "physician" for oocyte cryopreservation oversight as an individual licensed to practice medicine in Indiana or any U.S. state, board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and overseeing medical services related to oocyte cryopreservation.
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Specifies that a "qualified egg bank" must be either a fertility clinic in the United States that is accredited, FDA-registered under 21 CFR 1271, and affiliated with a qualified physician, or an entity whose primary business facilitates in vitro fertilization with cryopreserved oocytes and is majority-owned by a qualified physician.
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Exempts qualified egg banks from criminal penalties for receiving payments for ovum retrieval, cryopreservation, transportation, and other aspects of reproductive enhancement procedures including in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, or zygote intrafallopian transfer.
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Takes effect July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Oocyte cryopreservation. Amends the definition of "qualified third party" to "qualified egg bank". Specifies qualifications for a physician overseeing medical services related to oocyte cryopreservation. Specifies requirements that must be met by a fertility clinic or an entity in order to be considered a qualified egg bank. Exempts from the criminal penalty of unlawful transfer of a human organism the payment to or receipt by a qualified egg bank of an amount for: (1) the retrieval of a human ovum; (2) the cryopreservation of a human ovum; (3) the transportation of a human ovum; or (4) other aspects of specified
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
3/2/2015