Iowa Code 714I.2 – Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Assisted reproduction” means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse involving medical or scientific intervention.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 714I.2
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. “Donor” means an individual who provides gametes intended for use in assisted reproduction, whether or not for consideration.
3. “Gamete” means a sperm, an egg, or any part of a sperm or an egg.
4. “Health care professional” means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by the law of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or in the practice of a profession.
5. “Health facility” means a hospital, clinic, sperm bank, laboratory, or other health care institution involved in the assisted reproduction process.
6. “Human reproductive material” means a human gamete or a human organism at any stage of development from fertilized ovum to embryo.
7. “Live birth” means the same as defined in section 144.1.
8. “Patient” means a person who has received or is receiving health services from a health care professional.
9. “Spouse” means the spouse of a patient who undergoes assisted reproduction at the time of conception, birth, or at any time during the period between conception and birth of a child through assisted reproduction.