The Protections For Donor-conceived Persons And Families Act creates state requirements regarding the donation, matching, and use of gametes (unfertilized eggs and sperm) in assisted reproduction. This law establishes a state license program for gamete agencies, gamete banks, and fertility clinics. These requirements will take effect January 1, 2025.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is working to get feedback on the draft rules for implementing this law. While the law has specific requirements that must be met, rulemaking is important as it determines how the laws will be carried out.
CDPHE wants to hear from a wide range of people who have an interest or expertise in the issues the law addresses, particularly Coloradans who want to know how this law will be implemented. These include, but are not limited to, donor advocacy groups, people working in the fertility industry, donor-conceived people, researchers, and people who have used or donated donor gametes, or are considering it.
A rulemaking hearing before the Colorado Board of Health for regulations related to the Protections For Donor-conceived Persons And Families Act has been scheduled for May 15, 2024. Stakeholders may provide feedback on draft rules before the hearing by emailing the program at cdphe_dcphr_gametebankprogram@state.co.us or during the live listening session. Feedback provided these ways is informal and will go to the staff, but it will not be added to the official rulemaking record.
Feedback for the official rulemaking record may be provided directly on the Board of Health’s webpage. Stakeholders may also provide written testimony or speak at the May 15 Board of Health rulemaking hearing to testify in favor or against the proposed rules. Registration for the rulemaking hearing will be posted on the Colorado Board of Health’s website.. Meeting details will also be posted on this webpage when available.
Read CDPHE’s draft rules for implementing the Donor-conceived Persons and Families of Donor-conceived Persons Protection Act.
The schedule below may change at any time. Check back for more details. Zoom registration is required. Use the links below to register.
| Date | Session title and agenda | Rule sections to be discussed | Zoom registration |
| November 1, 2023 Noon - 2 p.m. | Session 1: Introductions | Section 1: Purpose and Authority Section 2: Definitions Section 3: Licensing (License required, Fees required, Content of Application, General Information, Institutional Information) | Sign up for Session 1 on Zoom |
| November 15, 2023 Noon - 2 p.m. | Session 2: Donor consent, tracking donor information, and donor information disbursal | Section 3, Licensing, Specific Technical Information, Parts A-E (Donor consent, tracking donor information, and donor information disbursal) | Sign up for Session 2 on Zoom |
| November 30, 2023 Noon - 2 p.m. | Session 3: Educational materials and licensing processes | Section 3, Part A (e): Maintenance of records Section 3, Part A (f) Educational materials Section 3 (Application for CO Licensing and Licensing processes) Section 4: Licensing requirements for a provisional license Section 5: Licensing Period Section 6: Reporting requirements Section 7: Licensing renewal Section 8: License revocation and Fines | Sign up for Session 3 on Zoom |
| December 21, 2023 Noon - 2 p.m. | Session 4: Family limits and retrieval limits | Section 3, Part B: Limits | Sign up for Session 4 on Zoom |
| January 29, 2024 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Session 5: Revisions | Rule revisions | Sign up for Session 5 on Zoom |
| April 17, 2024 Noon - 2 p.m. | Session 6: Revisions | Rule revisions | Sign up for Session 6 on Zoom |