Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 24-1150.01 Jane Ritter x4342
SENATE BILL 24-223
Senate Committees House Committees
Finance
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING LICENSING ISSUES FOR CLINICS THAT PERFORM SERVICES101
RELATED TO FERTILITY.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Current law requires a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility
clinic (clinic) to obtain a license from the department of public health and
environment (department) on or after January 1, 2025, before the clinic
may match or provide gametes or embryos to recipients in Colorado. The
bill extends this deadline to July 1, 2025.
The bill adds a requirement that applicants for an original and
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Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. renewal license must submit documentation to demonstrate compliance
with licensing requirements.
Subject to available appropriations, the department may, as it
deems necessary, perform on-site inspections or complaint investigations
of clinics located outside of Colorado.
Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, the bill requires the general
assembly to annually appropriate $229,335 to the gamete agency, gamete
bank, or fertility clinic fund.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-102, amend2
(2) as follows:3
25-57-102. Legislative declaration. (2) Therefore, the general4
assembly finds that to protect the health and welfare of donor-conceived5
persons and their families in Colorado, it is essential to enact the6
"Donor-conceived Persons and Families of Donor-conceived Persons7
Protection Act" to regulate the use of donated gametes provided from8
gamete agencies, gamete banks, or fertility clinics located inside or9
outside of Colorado to recipients in or who are residents of,
Colorado.10
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-103, amend11
(3), (5), (7), (9), and (11) as follows:12
25-57-103. Definitions. As used in this article 57, unless the13
context otherwise requires:14
(3) "Donor" means an individual who produces eggs or sperm15
collected by a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic or whose16
eggs or sperm created an embryo received by a gamete agency, gamete17
bank, or fertility clinic for use in assisted reproduction by a recipient who18
is unknown to the donor of the gametes at the time of donation. A
DONOR19
AND A RECIPIENT PARENT OR PARENTS ARE "UNKNOWN" TO EACH OTHER20
IF A GAMETE AGENCY, GAMETE BANK, OR FERTILITY CLINIC INTRODUCED21
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RECIPIENT PARENTS, AND THE DONOR AND RECIPIENT PARENT OR PARENTS2
DO NOT MUTUALLY EXCHANGE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION . The term3
"donor" only applies to the regulation of gamete agencies, gamete banks,4
or fertility clinics pursuant to this article 57 and does not apply for the5
purposes of determining parentage.6
(5) "Fertility clinic" means an entity or organization
LOCATED IN7
C
OLORADO that performs assisted reproduction medical procedures and8
receives donor gametes for a recipient in or who is a resident of,
9
Colorado, and the recipient and gamete donor are unknown to each other10
at time of donation.11
(7) "Gamete agency" means an oocyte or sperm donor matching12
agency that: is located within or outside of Colorado and matches gamete13
donors with recipients in or who are residents of, Colorado, and the14
potential recipients and gamete donors are unknown to each other at time15
of donation.16
(a) M
ATCHES GAMETE DONORS WITH RECIPIENTS ; AND17
(b) H
AS POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS AND GAMETE DONORS WHO ARE18
UNKNOWN TO EACH OTHER AT THE TIME OF THE DONATION ; AND19
(c) (I) I
S LOCATED WITHIN COLORADO; OR20
(II) I
S LOCATED OUTSIDE OF COLORADO AND MATCHES GAMETE21
DONORS WITH RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN COLORADO.22
(9) "Gamete bank" means an entity or organization that:23
(a) Collects gametes from a donor or receives embryos; and24
(b) Provides gametes or embryos to a recipient parent or parents25
or the recipient parent's medical provider when the recipient and donor26
are unknown to each other at time of donation; and27
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(II) I
S LOCATED OUTSIDE OF COLORADO and provides gametes or2
embryos to a recipient parent or parents
LOCATED in or who are residents
3
of, Colorado.4
(11) "Matches" or "matches gametes" means the process of5
matching a donor with a recipient in or who is a resident of, Colorado. A6
"
MATCH" IS MADE BY A GAMETE AGENCY, AND A MATCH IS CONSIDERED7
MADE WHEN AN INTENDED RECIPIENT PARENT SELECTS A SPECIFIC8
POTENTIAL DONOR, OR AGREES TO RECEIVE A SPECIFIC POTENTIAL DONOR'S9
GAMETES, PRIOR TO THE COLLECTION OF THE GAMETES .10
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-105, amend11
(4) as follows:12
25-57-105. Declaration regarding disclosure of identifying13
information and medical history - applicability. (4) A gamete agency,14
gamete bank, or fertility clinic located outside of Colorado shall not15
match or provide gametes from a donor who does not agree to the16
disclosure of the donor's identity as set forth in subsection (2) of this17
section to a recipient parent or parents located in or who are residents of,
18
Colorado.19
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-108, amend20
(4) introductory portion as follows:21
25-57-108. Written materials for recipient parents and gamete22
donors. (4) A gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic located23
outside of Colorado that either matches donors to or provides gametes or24
embryos to recipients in or who are residents of, Colorado shall:25
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-110, amend26
(1) and (3)(a)(I) as follows:27
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issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation - fees - civil penalties -2
rules. (1) On or after January JULY 1, 2025, a gamete agency, gamete3
bank, or fertility clinic shall not operate as a gamete agency, gamete bank,4
or fertility clinic in Colorado, or match or provide gametes or embryos to5
recipients in Colorado, without having first obtained a license from the6
department. Such THE license is conditioned on compliance with the7
applicable standards, requirements, and other provisions of this article 578
and its implementing rules.9
(3) (a) (I) The department shall investigate and review each10
original application and each renewal application for a license to operate11
as a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic. T
HE DEPARTMENT12
SHALL REQUIRE ALL APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT INFORMATION IN THE13
ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL APPLICATION PROCESS TO DOCUMENT14
COMPLIANCE WITH LICENSING REQUIREMENTS . SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE15
APPROPRIATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY , AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY ,16
PERFORM ON-SITE INSPECTIONS OR COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS OF A17
GAMETE AGENCY, GAMETE BANK, OR FERTILITY CLINIC LOCATED OUTSIDE18
OF COLORADO. The department shall determine an applicant's compliance19
with this article 57, and the rules adopted pursuant to this article 57, for20
the collection and provision of gametes from donors who are unknown to21
a recipient at the time of the donation before issuing a license.22
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25-57-112 as23
follows:24
25-57-112. Gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic25
fund - created - priorities - appropriation. (1) The gamete agency,26
gamete bank, or fertility clinic fund, referred to in this section as the27
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credited to the fund pursuant to section 25-57-110
AND ANY MONEY2
APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY . The money in3
the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the4
direct and indirect costs of the department in performing its duties5
pursuant to this article 57. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended6
and unencumbered money in the fund remains in the fund and is not7
credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.8
(2) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIORITIZE THE USE OF MONEY IN THE9
FUND FOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE AND10
PROCESSING LICENSES, YET RETAIN ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR11
ENFORCEMENT.12
(3) B
EGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY13
SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY -NINE THOUSAND14
THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS TO THE FUND.15
SECTION 7. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,16
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate17
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for18
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state19
institutions.20
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