Virginia § 54.1-2971.1 - Disclosure for certain treatment of infertility
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 54.1-2971.1 — Disclosure for certain treatment of infertility, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54.1-2971.1. Disclosure for certain treatment of infertility
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.
1991, c. 492; 1995, c. 519.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54.1-2971.1 ("Disclosure for certain treatment of infertility") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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