The bill creates a new civil cause of action and a crime if a health care provider in the course of assisted reproduction uses gamete gametes from a person without the written consent of the patient. The bill authorizes specified compensatory damages or liquidated damages of $50,000 in the civil action and specifies that the crime is a class 6 felony. The bill includes that conviction of an offense under the new crime is unprofessional conduct under the licensing to practice medicine.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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Statutes affected:
Preamended PA1 (01/29/2020): 13-80-102.5, 16-5-401
Introduced (01/08/2020): 13-80-102.5
Engrossed (01/31/2020): 13-80-102.5, 16-5-401
Reengrossed (None): 13-80-102.5, 16-5-401