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§ 1404. Regulations. 1. The department of health, in consultation with
the  department  of  financial  services,  shall  promulgate  rules  and
regulations to implement the  requirements  of  this  article  regarding
surrogacy  programs  and  assisted  reproduction  service providers in a
manner that ensures the  safety  and  health  of  gamete  providers  and
persons serving as surrogates. Such regulations shall:

(a) Require surrogacy programs to monitor compliance with surrogacy agreements eligibility and requirements in state law; and

(b) Require the surrogacy programs and assisted reproduction service providers to administer informed consent procedures that comply with regulations promulgated by the department of health under section twenty-five hundred ninety-nine-cc of the public health law. 2. The department of health shall annually report to the legislature regarding the practices of surrogacy programs and assisted reproduction service providers and all business transactions related to surrogacy and gamete provision in New York state, with recommendations for any necessary amendments to this article.