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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Before a physician commences treatment of a patient by in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian tube transfer, or zygote intrafallopian tube transfer, including the administration of drugs for the stimulation or suppression of ovulation prefatory thereto, a disclosure form shall have been executed by the patient which includes, but need not be limited to, the rates of success for the particular procedure at the clinic or hospital where the procedure is to be performed. The information disclosed to the patient shall include the testing protocol used to ensure that gamete donors are free from known infection with human immunodeficiency viruses, the total number of live births, the number of live births as a percentage of completed retrieval cycles, and the rates for clinical pregnancy and delivery per completed retrieval cycle bracketed by age groups consisting of women under thirty years of age, women aged thirty through thirty-four years, women aged thirty-five through thirty-nine years, and women aged forty years and older.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Virginia Code Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations § 54.1-2971.1. Disclosure for certain treatment of infertility - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/va/title-54-1-professions-and-occupations/va-code-sect-54-1-2971-1/
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