A 1485: Requires the promulgation of regulations relating to the commercial trade of human reproductive processes involving semen donation; limits the number of live births from a single semen donor.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1485 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the promulgation of regulations relating to the commercial trade of human reproductive processes and limiting the number of live births from a single semen donor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 4365 of the public health law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. The commissioner, in consultation with the transplant council, 4 shall promulgate regulations on the commercial trade of human reproduc- 5 tive processes involving semen donation. Such regulations shall include, 6 but shall not be limited to: 7 (a) governing limits on the number of live births conceived by a 8 single donor, which shall not exceed ten live births; and 9 (b) the establishment of a central tracking registry of semen donor 10 information, as reported by reproductive tissue banks, 11 insemination/implantation sites and semen processing facilities in the 12 state. Such registry shall provide a means for gathering and maintain- 13 ing accurate information on the: 14 (i) number of live births conceived from a single donor; 15 (ii) health information of the donor at the time of the donation; and 16 (iii) other information deemed appropriate by the commissioner. 17 In addition, regulations shall maintain the anonymity of the donor and 18 the offspring and govern access to information maintained by the regis- 19 try. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04315-01-5