Section 46b-522 - Requirements to act as a gestational or genetic surrogate; requirements to execute a surrogacy agreement(a) To execute an agreement to act as a gestational or genetic surrogate, a person shall:(1) Have attained twenty-one years of age;(2) Have previously given birth to at least one child;(3) Complete a medical evaluation related to the surrogacy arrangement by a licensed physician;(4) Complete a mental health evaluation by a licensed mental health professional;(5) Have independent legal representation of the surrogate's choice throughout the surrogacy agreement regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and the potential legal consequences of the agreement; and(6) Have or obtain a health insurance policy or other coverage for major medical treatment and hospitalization and such policy or other coverage shall be for a term that extends throughout the duration of the expected pregnancy and for eight weeks after the birth of the resulting child.(b) To execute a surrogacy agreement, each intended parent, whether or not genetically related to the child, shall: (1) Have attained twenty-one years of age;(2) Complete a mental health evaluation by a licensed mental health professional; and(3) Have independent legal representation of the intended parent's choice throughout the surrogacy agreement regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and the potential legal consequences of the agreement.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-522
Added by P.A. 21-0015, S. 61 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2022.