Colorado § 19-4.5-103 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-4.5-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 19-4.5-103

Title 19Children's

Art.Colorado Surrogacy Agreement Act

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4.5-103 (2026).

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As used in this article 4.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Assisted reproduction means a method of causing pregnancy through means other than by sexual intercourse. In the foregoing context, the term includes, but is not limited to:

(a)Intrauterine or intracervical insemination;

(b)Donation of eggs or sperm;

(c)Donation of embryos;

(d)In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer;

(e)Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; and

(f)Assisted reproductive technology.

(2)Child means an individual or individuals born pursuant to assisted reproduction whose parentage may be determined under this article 4.5 or other law.

(3)Compensation means payment of any valuable consideration for time, effort, support, pain, or risk.

(4)Donor means an individual who provides gamet

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As used in this article 4.5, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Assisted reproduction means a method of causing pregnancy through
means other than by sexual intercourse. In the foregoing context, the term
includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Intrauterine or intracervical insemination;

(b) Donation of eggs or sperm;

(c) Donation of embryos;

(d) In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer;

(e) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; and

(f) Assisted reproductive technology.

(2) Child means an individual or individuals born pursuant to assisted
reproduction whose parentage may be determined under this article 4.5 or other
law.

(3) Compensation means payment of any valuable consideration for time,
effort, support, pain, or risk.

(4) Donor means an individual who provides gametes intended for use in
assisted reproduction, whether or not for consideration. Donor does not include a
person who gives birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction, except in the
case of genetic surrogacy, or an individual who is a parent under the rules
governing the parentage of children conceived through assisted reproduction.

(5) Embryo means a fertilized egg that has the potential to develop into a
fetus if transferred into a uterus.

(6) Embryo transfer or transfer means the placement of an embryo into a
uterus.

(7) Gamete means a cell containing a haploid complement of DNA that has
the potential to form an embryo when combined with another gamete. Sperm and
eggs are gametes.

(8) Genetic surrogate means an individual who is not an intended parent
and who agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction using their own
donated gametes, under a surrogacy agreement as provided in this article 4.5.

(9) Gestational surrogate means an individual who is not an intended
parent and who agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction using
gametes that are not their own, under a surrogacy agreement as provided in this
article 4.5.

(10) Intended parent means an individual, married or unmarried, who
manifests an intent to be legally bound as a parent of a child conceived by assisted
reproduction.

(11) Licensed mental health professional means a certificate holder or
licensee, as those terms are defined in section 12-245-202, certified or licensed
pursuant to article 245 of title 12.

(12) Medical evaluation means a complete consultation with and evaluation
by a licensed medical doctor.

(13) Mental health consultation means a consultation with and, when
required by this article 4.5, an assessment by a licensed mental health professional.

(14) Surrogacy agreement means an agreement between one or more
intended parents and an individual who is not an intended parent in which the
individual agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction and that
provides that each intended parent is a parent of a child conceived under the
agreement. Unless otherwise specified, the term refers to both a gestational
surrogacy agreement and a genetic surrogacy agreement.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1022), ch. 103, p. 410, � 1, effective May 6. L. 2022: (11) amended, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2973, � 42, effective August 10.