Clinics doing ART or surrogacy procedures to register under govt

CHENNAI: The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, State Health Department on Monday stated that hospitals, clinics, nursing homes doing procedures under Assistive Reproductive Technology or Surrogacy Acts in the State of Tamil Nadu should get registration under Government of Tamil Nadu under the ART/Surrogacy Act, 2021 on or before 24 October, 2022.

Any establishment failing to register will face necessary action as per the Acts. A release from the directorate mentioned that the State government has appointed the appropriate authorities under the mentioned Acts and the same has been notified in the government gazette.

A copy of the application in the prescribed format already submitted to the National Registry for running ART or surrogacy procedures shall be submitted to the concerned district authority or joint director of health services along with prescribed fee of Rs 50,000 for ART Bank and ART Clinic level 1, and Rs 2 lakh for ART Clinic level 2 and a surrogacy clinic.

The release stated that the payment can be made on - https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm?corpID=5067004 and the receipt of the fee payment shall be enclosed along with application and should be submitted to the district authority.