California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §125355: (a) No payment in excess of the amount of reimbursement of direct expenses incurred as a result of the procedure shall be made to any subject to encourage the subject to produce human oocytes for the

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Payments to oocyte donors cannot exceed direct procedure expenses. Payments exceeding this amount to encourage donation are prohibited.

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(a) No payment in excess of the amount of reimbursement of direct expenses incurred as a result of the procedure shall be made to any subject to encourage the subject to produce human oocytes for the purposes of medical research. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.

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