(a)  A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state shall collect from a donor the donor‘s identifying information and medical history at the time of the donation.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-903

  • Donor: means an individual who contributes a gamete or gametes or an embryo or embryos to another individual intended for assisted reproduction or gestation, whether or not for consideration. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Gamete: means sperm, egg, or any part of a sperm or egg. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Identifying information: means :

    (i)  The full name of a donor;

    (ii)  The date of birth of the donor; and

    (iii)  The permanent and, if different, current address of the donor at the time of the donation. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-901

  • Medical history: means information regarding any of the following:

    (i)  Present illness of a donor;

    (ii)  Past illness of the donor; and

    (iii)  Social, genetic, and family history pertaining to the health of the donor. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-901

(b)  A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state which receives gametes of a donor collected by another gamete bank or fertility clinic shall collect the name, address, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the gamete bank or fertility clinic from which it received the gametes.

(c)  A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state shall disclose the information collected under subsections (a) and (b) of this section as provided under § 15-8.1-905.

History of Section.
P.L. 2020, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 2020, ch. 60, § 2.