6 | | - | ONCERNING LICENSING ISSUES FOR CLINICS THAT PERFORM SERVICES |
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7 | | - | RELATED TO FERTILITY |
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10 | | - | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: |
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11 | | - | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-102, amend (2) |
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12 | | - | as follows: |
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13 | | - | 25-57-102. Legislative declaration. (2) Therefore, the general |
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14 | | - | assembly finds that to protect the health and welfare of donor-conceived |
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15 | | - | persons and their families in Colorado, it is essential to enact the |
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16 | | - | "Donor-conceived Persons and Families of Donor-conceived Persons |
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17 | | - | Protection Act" to regulate the use of donated gametes provided from |
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18 | | - | gamete agencies, gamete banks, or fertility clinics located inside or outside |
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19 | | - | of Colorado to recipients in or who are residents of, |
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20 | | - | Colorado. |
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21 | | - | SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-103, amend (3), |
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22 | | - | (5), (7), (9), and (11) as follows: |
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23 | | - | NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative |
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24 | | - | officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill |
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25 | | - | or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative |
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26 | | - | history, or the Session Laws. |
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27 | | - | ________ |
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28 | | - | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes |
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29 | | - | through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of |
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30 | | - | the act. 25-57-103. Definitions. As used in this article 57, unless the context |
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31 | | - | otherwise requires: |
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32 | | - | (3) "Donor" means an individual who produces eggs or sperm |
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33 | | - | collected by a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic or whose eggs |
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34 | | - | or sperm created an embryo received by a gamete agency, gamete bank, or |
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35 | | - | fertility clinic for use in assisted reproduction by a recipient who is |
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36 | | - | unknown to the donor of the gametes at the time of donation. A |
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37 | | - | DONOR AND |
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38 | | - | A RECIPIENT PARENT OR PARENTS ARE |
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39 | | - | "UNKNOWN" TO EACH OTHER IF A |
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40 | | - | GAMETE AGENCY |
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41 | | - | , GAMETE BANK, OR FERTILITY CLINIC INTRODUCED OR |
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42 | | - | INITIATED THE MATCH OR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DONOR AND RECIPIENT |
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43 | | - | PARENTS |
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44 | | - | , AND THE DONOR AND RECIPIENT PARENT OR PARENTS DO NOT |
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45 | | - | MUTUALLY EXCHANGE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION |
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46 | | - | . The term "donor" only |
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47 | | - | applies to the regulation of gamete agencies, gamete banks, or fertility |
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48 | | - | clinics pursuant to this article 57 and does not apply for the purposes of |
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49 | | - | determining parentage. |
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| 14 | + | ONCERNING LICENSING ISSUES FOR CLINICS THAT PERFORM SERVICES101 |
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| 15 | + | RELATED TO FERTILITY.102 |
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| 16 | + | Bill Summary |
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| 17 | + | (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does |
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| 18 | + | not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill |
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| 19 | + | passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that |
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| 20 | + | applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at |
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| 21 | + | http://leg.colorado.gov |
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| 22 | + | .) |
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| 23 | + | Current law requires a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility |
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| 24 | + | clinic (clinic) to obtain a license from the department of public health and |
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| 25 | + | environment (department) on or after January 1, 2025, before the clinic |
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| 26 | + | may match or provide gametes or embryos to recipients in Colorado. The |
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| 27 | + | bill extends this deadline to July 1, 2025. |
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| 28 | + | The bill adds a requirement that applicants for an original and |
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| 29 | + | HOUSE |
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| 30 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 31 | + | May 8, 2024 |
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| 32 | + | HOUSE |
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| 33 | + | 2nd Reading Unamended |
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| 34 | + | May 7, 2024 |
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| 35 | + | SENATE |
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| 36 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 37 | + | May 3, 2024 |
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| 38 | + | SENATE |
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| 39 | + | Amended 2nd Reading |
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| 40 | + | May 2, 2024 |
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| 41 | + | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 42 | + | Fenberg and Gardner, Bridges, Buckner, Cutter, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Priola |
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| 43 | + | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 44 | + | Snyder, Brown, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Vigil |
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| 45 | + | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 46 | + | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 47 | + | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. renewal license must submit documentation to demonstrate compliance |
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| 48 | + | with licensing requirements. |
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| 49 | + | Subject to available appropriations, the department may, as it |
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| 50 | + | deems necessary, perform on-site inspections or complaint investigations |
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| 51 | + | of clinics located outside of Colorado. |
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| 52 | + | Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, the bill requires the general |
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| 53 | + | assembly to annually appropriate $229,335 to the gamete agency, gamete |
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| 54 | + | bank, or fertility clinic fund. |
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| 55 | + | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1 |
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| 56 | + | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-102, amend2 |
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| 57 | + | (2) as follows:3 |
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| 58 | + | 25-57-102. Legislative declaration. (2) Therefore, the general4 |
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| 59 | + | assembly finds that to protect the health and welfare of donor-conceived5 |
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| 60 | + | persons and their families in Colorado, it is essential to enact the6 |
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| 61 | + | "Donor-conceived Persons and Families of Donor-conceived Persons7 |
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| 62 | + | Protection Act" to regulate the use of donated gametes provided from8 |
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| 63 | + | gamete agencies, gamete banks, or fertility clinics located inside or9 |
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| 64 | + | outside of Colorado to recipients in or who are residents of, |
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| 65 | + | Colorado.10 |
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| 66 | + | SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-103, amend11 |
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| 67 | + | (3), (5), (7), (9), and (11) as follows:12 |
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| 68 | + | 25-57-103. Definitions. As used in this article 57, unless the13 |
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| 69 | + | context otherwise requires:14 |
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| 70 | + | (3) "Donor" means an individual who produces eggs or sperm15 |
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| 71 | + | collected by a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic or whose16 |
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| 72 | + | eggs or sperm created an embryo received by a gamete agency, gamete17 |
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| 73 | + | bank, or fertility clinic for use in assisted reproduction by a recipient who18 |
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| 74 | + | is unknown to the donor of the gametes at the time of donation. A |
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| 75 | + | DONOR19 |
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| 76 | + | AND A RECIPIENT PARENT OR PARENTS ARE "UNKNOWN" TO EACH OTHER20 |
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| 77 | + | IF A GAMETE AGENCY, GAMETE BANK, OR FERTILITY CLINIC INTRODUCED21 |
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| 78 | + | 223-2- OR INITIATED THE MATCH OR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DONOR AND1 |
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| 79 | + | RECIPIENT PARENTS, AND THE DONOR AND RECIPIENT PARENT OR PARENTS2 |
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| 80 | + | DO NOT MUTUALLY EXCHANGE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION . The term3 |
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| 81 | + | "donor" only applies to the regulation of gamete agencies, gamete banks,4 |
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| 82 | + | or fertility clinics pursuant to this article 57 and does not apply for the5 |
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| 83 | + | purposes of determining parentage.6 |
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51 | | - | LOCATED IN |
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52 | | - | COLORADO that performs assisted reproduction medical procedures and |
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53 | | - | receives donor gametes for a recipient in or who is a resident of, Colorado, |
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54 | | - | and the recipient and gamete donor are unknown to each other at time of donation. |
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55 | | - | (7) "Gamete agency" means an oocyte or sperm donor matching |
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56 | | - | agency that: is located within or outside of Colorado and matches gamete |
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57 | | - | donors with recipients in or who are residents of, Colorado, and the |
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58 | | - | potential recipients and gamete donors are unknown to each other at time |
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59 | | - | of donation. |
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60 | | - | (a) MATCHES GAMETE DONORS WITH RECIPIENTS ; AND |
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61 | | - | (b) MATCHES THE POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS AND GAMETE DONORS WHO |
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62 | | - | ARE UNKNOWN TO EACH OTHER AT THE TIME OF THE DONATION |
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63 | | - | ; AND |
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64 | | - | (c) (I) IS LOCATED WITHIN COLORADO; OR |
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65 | | - | (II) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF COLORADO AND MATCHES INTENDED |
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66 | | - | RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN |
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67 | | - | COLORADO DURING THE MATCHING PROCESS WITH |
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68 | | - | GAMETE DONORS |
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69 | | - | . |
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70 | | - | PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 24-223 (9) "Gamete bank" means an entity or organization that: |
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71 | | - | (a) Collects gametes from a donor or receives embryos; and |
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72 | | - | (b) Provides gametes or embryos to a recipient parent or parents or |
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73 | | - | the recipient parent's medical provider when the recipient and donor are |
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74 | | - | unknown to each other at time of donation; and |
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75 | | - | (c) (I) that |
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76 | | - | Is located within or outside of Colorado; OR |
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77 | | - | (II) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF COLORADO and provides gametes or |
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| 85 | + | LOCATED IN7 |
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| 86 | + | C |
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| 87 | + | OLORADO that performs assisted reproduction medical procedures and8 |
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| 88 | + | receives donor gametes for a recipient in |
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| 89 | + | or who is a resident of,9 |
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| 90 | + | Colorado, and the recipient and gamete donor are unknown to each other10 |
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| 91 | + | at time of donation.11 |
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| 92 | + | (7) "Gamete agency" means an oocyte or sperm donor matching12 |
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| 93 | + | agency that: is located within or outside of Colorado and matches gamete13 |
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| 94 | + | donors with recipients in or who are residents of, Colorado, and the14 |
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| 95 | + | potential recipients and gamete donors are unknown to each other at time15 |
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| 96 | + | of donation.16 |
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| 97 | + | (a) M |
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| 98 | + | ATCHES GAMETE DONORS WITH RECIPIENTS ; AND17 |
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| 99 | + | (b) M |
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| 100 | + | ATCHES THE |
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| 101 | + | POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS AND GAMETE DONORS18 |
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| 102 | + | WHO ARE UNKNOWN TO EACH OTHER AT THE TIME OF THE DONATION ; AND19 |
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| 103 | + | (c) (I) I |
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| 104 | + | S LOCATED WITHIN COLORADO; OR20 |
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| 105 | + | (II) I |
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| 106 | + | S LOCATED OUTSIDE OF COLORADO AND MATCHES INTENDED |
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| 107 | + | 21 |
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| 108 | + | RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN COLORADO DURING THE MATCHING PROCESS WITH22 |
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| 109 | + | GAMETE DONORS.23 |
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| 110 | + | (9) "Gamete bank" means an entity or organization that:24 |
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| 111 | + | (a) Collects gametes from a donor or receives embryos; and25 |
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| 112 | + | (b) Provides gametes or embryos to a recipient parent or parents26 |
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| 113 | + | or the recipient parent's medical provider when the recipient and donor27 |
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| 114 | + | 223 |
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| 115 | + | -3- are unknown to each other at time of donation; and1 |
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| 116 | + | (c) (I) that Is located within or outside of Colorado; OR2 |
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| 117 | + | (II) I |
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| 118 | + | S LOCATED OUTSIDE OF COLORADO and provides gametes or3 |
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83 | | - | MATCH" IS MADE BY A GAMETE AGENCY , AND A MATCH IS CONSIDERED |
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84 | | - | MADE WHEN AN INTENDED RECIPIENT PARENT SELECTS A SPECIFIC POTENTIAL |
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85 | | - | DONOR |
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86 | | - | , OR AGREES TO RECEIVE A SPECIFIC POTENTIAL DONOR 'S GAMETES, |
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87 | | - | PRIOR TO THE COLLECTION OF THE GAMETES . |
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88 | | - | SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-105, amend (4) |
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89 | | - | as follows: |
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90 | | - | 25-57-105. Declaration regarding disclosure of identifying |
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91 | | - | information and medical history - applicability. (4) A gamete agency, |
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92 | | - | gamete bank, or fertility clinic located outside of Colorado shall not match |
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93 | | - | INTENDED RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN COLORADO WITH DONORS , or provide |
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94 | | - | gametes |
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95 | | - | TO A RECIPIENT PARENT OR PARENTS LOCATED IN COLORADO OR TO |
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96 | | - | THE RECIPIENT PARENT |
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97 | | - | 'S MEDICAL PROVIDER LOCATED IN COLORADO, from |
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98 | | - | a donor who does not agree to the disclosure of the donor's identity as set |
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99 | | - | forth in subsection (2) of this section. to a recipient parent or parents located |
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100 | | - | in or who are residents of Colorado |
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101 | | - | SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-108, amend (4) |
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102 | | - | introductory portion as follows: |
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103 | | - | 25-57-108. Written materials for recipient parents and gamete |
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104 | | - | donors. (4) A gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic located |
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105 | | - | outside of Colorado that either matches donors to or provides gametes or |
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106 | | - | embryos to recipients in or who are residents of, |
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107 | | - | Colorado shall: |
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108 | | - | PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 24-223 SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-110, amend (1) |
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109 | | - | and (3)(a)(I) as follows: |
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110 | | - | 25-57-110. License required - application - inspection - issuance, |
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111 | | - | denial, suspension, or revocation - fees - civil penalties - rules. (1) On |
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112 | | - | or after January JULY 1, 2025, a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility |
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113 | | - | clinic shall not operate as a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic |
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114 | | - | in Colorado, or match or provide gametes or embryos to recipients in |
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115 | | - | Colorado, without having first obtained a license from the department. Such |
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116 | | - | THE license is conditioned on compliance with the applicable standards, |
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117 | | - | requirements, and other provisions of this article 57 and its implementing |
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118 | | - | rules. |
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119 | | - | (3) (a) (I) The department shall investigate and review each original |
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120 | | - | application and each renewal application for a license to operate as a |
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121 | | - | gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic. T |
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122 | | - | HE DEPARTMENT SHALL |
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123 | | - | REQUIRE ALL APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT INFORMATION IN THE ORIGINAL AND |
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124 | | - | RENEWAL APPLICATION PROCESS TO DOCUMENT COMPLIANCE WITH |
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125 | | - | LICENSING REQUIREMENTS |
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126 | | - | . SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS , THE |
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127 | | - | DEPARTMENT MAY |
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128 | | - | , AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY, PERFORM ON-SITE INSPECTIONS |
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129 | | - | OR COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS OF A GAMETE AGENCY |
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130 | | - | , GAMETE BANK, OR |
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131 | | - | FERTILITY CLINIC LOCATED OUTSIDE OF |
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132 | | - | COLORADO. The department shall |
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133 | | - | determine an applicant's compliance with this article 57, and the rules |
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134 | | - | adopted pursuant to this article 57, for the collection and provision of |
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135 | | - | gametes from donors who are unknown to a recipient at the time of the |
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136 | | - | donation before issuing a license. |
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| 126 | + | MATCH" IS MADE BY A GAMETE AGENCY, AND A MATCH IS CONSIDERED8 |
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| 127 | + | MADE WHEN AN INTENDED RECIPIENT PARENT SELECTS A SPECIFIC9 |
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| 128 | + | POTENTIAL DONOR, OR AGREES TO RECEIVE A SPECIFIC POTENTIAL DONOR'S10 |
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| 129 | + | GAMETES, PRIOR TO THE COLLECTION OF THE GAMETES .11 |
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| 130 | + | SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-105, amend12 |
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| 131 | + | (4) as follows:13 |
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| 132 | + | 25-57-105. Declaration regarding disclosure of identifying14 |
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| 133 | + | information and medical history - applicability. (4) A gamete agency,15 |
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| 134 | + | gamete bank, or fertility clinic located outside of Colorado shall not16 |
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| 135 | + | match |
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| 136 | + | INTENDED RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN COLORADO WITH DONORS , or |
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| 137 | + | 17 |
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| 138 | + | provide gametes |
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| 139 | + | TO A RECIPIENT PARENT OR PARENTS LOCATED IN |
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| 140 | + | 18 |
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| 141 | + | C |
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| 142 | + | OLORADO OR TO THE RECIPIENT PARENT 'S MEDICAL PROVIDER LOCATED |
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| 143 | + | 19 |
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| 144 | + | IN COLORADO, from a donor who does not agree to the disclosure of the20 |
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| 145 | + | donor's identity as set forth in subsection (2) of this section. to a recipient21 |
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| 146 | + | parent or parents located in or who are residents of Colorado22 |
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| 147 | + | SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-108, amend23 |
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| 148 | + | (4) introductory portion as follows:24 |
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| 149 | + | 25-57-108. Written materials for recipient parents and gamete25 |
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| 150 | + | donors. (4) A gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic located26 |
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| 151 | + | outside of Colorado that either matches donors to or provides gametes or27 |
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| 152 | + | 223 |
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| 153 | + | -4- embryos to recipients in or who are residents of, Colorado shall:1 |
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| 154 | + | SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-57-110, amend2 |
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| 155 | + | (1) and (3)(a)(I) as follows:3 |
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| 156 | + | 25-57-110. License required - application - inspection -4 |
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| 157 | + | issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation - fees - civil penalties -5 |
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| 158 | + | rules. (1) On or after January JULY 1, 2025, a gamete agency, gamete6 |
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| 159 | + | bank, or fertility clinic shall not operate as a gamete agency, gamete bank,7 |
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| 160 | + | or fertility clinic in Colorado, or match or provide gametes or embryos to8 |
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| 161 | + | recipients in Colorado, without having first obtained a license from the9 |
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| 162 | + | department. Such THE license is conditioned on compliance with the10 |
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| 163 | + | applicable standards, requirements, and other provisions of this article 5711 |
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| 164 | + | and its implementing rules.12 |
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| 165 | + | (3) (a) (I) The department shall investigate and review each13 |
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| 166 | + | original application and each renewal application for a license to operate14 |
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| 167 | + | as a gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic. T |
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| 168 | + | HE DEPARTMENT15 |
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| 169 | + | SHALL REQUIRE ALL APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT INFORMATION IN THE16 |
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| 170 | + | ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL APPLICATION PROCESS TO DOCUMENT17 |
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| 171 | + | COMPLIANCE WITH LICENSING REQUIREMENTS . SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE18 |
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| 172 | + | APPROPRIATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY , AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY ,19 |
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| 173 | + | PERFORM ON-SITE INSPECTIONS OR COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS OF A20 |
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| 174 | + | GAMETE AGENCY, GAMETE BANK, OR FERTILITY CLINIC LOCATED OUTSIDE21 |
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| 175 | + | OF COLORADO. The department shall determine an applicant's compliance22 |
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| 176 | + | with this article 57, and the rules adopted pursuant to this article 57, for23 |
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| 177 | + | the collection and provision of gametes from donors who are unknown to24 |
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| 178 | + | a recipient at the time of the donation before issuing a license.25 |
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138 | | - | follows: |
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139 | | - | 25-57-111. Rule-making authority. On or before July 1, 2024, |
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140 | | - | JANUARY 1, 2025, the state board shall promulgate any rules necessary to |
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141 | | - | implement this article 57. In promulgating rules, the state board shall |
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142 | | - | consider and protect the interests of donor-conceived persons and families |
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143 | | - | of donor-conceived persons, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and |
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144 | | - | transgender parents and donor-conceived persons and single parents. |
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145 | | - | SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25-57-112 as |
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146 | | - | follows: |
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147 | | - | 25-57-112. Gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic fund |
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148 | | - | PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 24-223 - created - priorities - appropriation. (1) The gamete agency, gamete |
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149 | | - | bank, or fertility clinic fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is |
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150 | | - | created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund |
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151 | | - | pursuant to section 25-57-110 |
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152 | | - | AND ANY MONEY APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND |
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153 | | - | BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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154 | | - | . The money in the fund is subject to annual |
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155 | | - | appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of the |
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156 | | - | department in performing its duties pursuant to this article 57. At the end of |
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157 | | - | any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund |
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158 | | - | remains in the fund and is not credited or transferred to the general fund or |
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159 | | - | any other fund. |
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| 180 | + | 26 |
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| 181 | + | follows:27 |
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| 182 | + | 223 |
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| 183 | + | -5- 25-57-111. Rule-making authority. On or before July 1, 2024,1 |
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| 184 | + | J |
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| 185 | + | ANUARY 1, 2025, the state board shall promulgate any rules necessary to |
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| 186 | + | 2 |
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| 187 | + | implement this article 57. In promulgating rules, the state board shall3 |
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| 188 | + | consider and protect the interests of donor-conceived persons and families4 |
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| 189 | + | of donor-conceived persons, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and5 |
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| 190 | + | transgender parents and donor-conceived persons and single parents.6 |
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| 191 | + | SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25-57-112 as7 |
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| 192 | + | follows:8 |
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| 193 | + | 25-57-112. Gamete agency, gamete bank, or fertility clinic9 |
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| 194 | + | fund - created - priorities - appropriation. (1) The gamete agency,10 |
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| 195 | + | gamete bank, or fertility clinic fund, referred to in this section as the11 |
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| 196 | + | "fund", is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money12 |
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| 197 | + | credited to the fund pursuant to section 25-57-110 |
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| 198 | + | AND ANY MONEY13 |
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| 199 | + | APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY . The money in14 |
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| 200 | + | the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the15 |
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| 201 | + | direct and indirect costs of the department in performing its duties16 |
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| 202 | + | pursuant to this article 57. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended17 |
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| 203 | + | and unencumbered money in the fund remains in the fund and is not18 |
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| 204 | + | credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.19 |
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168 | | - | EGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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169 | | - | SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY |
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170 | | - | -FIVE THOUSAND |
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171 | | - | DOLLARS TO THE FUND |
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172 | | - | . |
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173 | | - | SECTION 8. Safety clause. The general assembly finds, |
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174 | | - | determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate |
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175 | | - | preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for |
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176 | | - | PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 24-223 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state |
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177 | | - | institutions. |
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178 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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179 | | - | Steve Fenberg Julie McCluskie |
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180 | | - | PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE |
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181 | | - | THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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182 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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183 | | - | Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones |
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184 | | - | SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE |
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185 | | - | THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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186 | | - | APPROVED________________________________________ |
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187 | | - | (Date and Time) |
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188 | | - | _________________________________________ |
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189 | | - | Jared S. Polis |
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190 | | - | GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO |
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191 | | - | PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 24-223 |
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| 211 | + | EGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY24 |
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| 212 | + | SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY -FIVE THOUSAND |
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| 213 | + | 25 |
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| 214 | + | DOLLARS TO THE FUND.26 |
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| 215 | + | SECTION 8. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,27 |
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| 217 | + | -6- determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate1 |
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| 218 | + | preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for2 |
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| 219 | + | the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state3 |
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| 220 | + | institutions.4 |
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