(a)  A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state which collects gametes from a donor shall:

(1)  Provide the donor with information in a record about the donor’s choice regarding identity disclosure; and

(2)  Obtain a declaration from the donor regarding identity disclosure.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-904

  • Assisted reproduction: means a method of causing pregnancy other than through sexual intercourse and includes, but is not limited to:

    (i)  Intrauterine, intracervical, or vaginal insemination;

    (ii)  Donation of gametes;

    (iii)  Donation of embryos;

    (iv)  In vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and

    (v)  Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102

  • Child: means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • 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
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
  • Sign: means , with the intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to:

    (i)  Execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

    (ii)  Attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102

(b)  A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state shall give a donor the choice to sign a notarized declaration that either:

(1)  States that the donor agrees to disclose the donor’s identity to a child conceived by assisted reproduction with the donor’s gametes on request once the child attains eighteen (18) years of age; or

(2)  States that the donor does not agree presently to disclose the donor’s identity to the child.

(c)  A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state shall permit a donor who has signed a declaration under subsection (b)(2) of this section, to withdraw the declaration at any time by signing a declaration under subsection (b)(1) of this section.

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