Title 15
Domestic Relations
Chapter 8.1
Uniform Parentage Act
Article 8
Parentage by Gestational Carrier Agreement
R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-801
§ 15-8.1-801. Eligibility to enter gestational carrier agreement.
(a) In order to execute an agreement to act as a gestational carrier, an individual shall:
(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Have completed a medical evaluation;
(3) Have completed a mental health consultation by a licensed professional who is independent of the facility or providers that undertake the assisted reproduction procedures;
(4) Have had independent legal representation of the individual's own choosing, and paid for by the intended parent or parents regarding the terms of the gestational carrier agreement, and have been advised of the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier agreement; and
(5) Not have contributed gametes that will ultimately result in an embryo that the gestational carrier will attempt to carry to term, unless the gestational carrier is entering into an agreement with a family member.
(b) Prior to executing a gestational carrier agreement, an individual or individuals intending to become a parent or parents, whether genetically related to the child or not, shall:
(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) Have completed a medical evaluation and a mental health consultation; and
(3) Have retained independent legal representation regarding the terms of the gestational carrier agreement and have been advised of the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier agreement.
History of Section.
P.L. 2020, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 2020, ch. 60, § 2.