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HOUSE BILL NO. 1478 Offered January 8, 2020 Prefiled January 8, 2020 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2971.2, relating to frozen embryos; required disclosures. ---------- Patron-- Collins ---------- Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2973.2 as follows:

§ 54.1-2973.2. Frozen embryos; required disclosures.

A. For the purposes of this section, "embryo" means the same as that term is defined in § 20-156.

B. Any health care facility that creates and stores frozen embryos created through assisted reproductive technology shall annually report to the Board: (i) the total number of embryos created; (ii) the number of embryos that remain frozen; (iii) the number of embryos donated to research institutions and institutions of higher education and the names of such institutions; and (iv) the number of embryos made available for adoption.