New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 1400. Definitions

(a) The definitions in section 581-102 of the family court act shall apply.

(b) “Payment” means any type of monetary compensation or other valuable consideration including but not limited to a rebate, refund, commission, unearned discount, or profit by means of credit or other valuable consideration.

(c) “Surrogacy program” does not include any party to a surrogacy agreement or any person licensed to practice law and representing a party to the surrogacy agreement, but does include and is not limited to any agency, agent, business, or individual engaged in, arranging, or facilitating transactions contemplated by a surrogacy agreement, regardless of whether such agreement ultimately comports with the requirements of part four of article five-C of the family court act.