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Date: 11-Jul-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Surrogacy Amendment Rules, 2022 Qualification of Andrologist

Issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · Department of Health Research

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification introduces the Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023, which amends the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022.
  • The amendment modifies the qualifications and experience required for an Andrologist involved in surgical sperm retrieval procedures for surrogacy.

Key Changes

  • The Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023 will come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, which is July 11, 2023.
  • The amendment modifies sub-section (b) of Para 2 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022.
  • The amended rule specifies that an Andrologist must have an MCh/DNB in urology or MS General Surgery or FNB/MCh/DM in reproductive medicine with a minimum of 2 years of experience.
  • The Andrologist must also have hands-on experience of a minimum of 15 surgical sperm retrieval procedures (PESA / TESA / TESE / MESA / MICROTESE procedures).

Impact Analysis

Healthcare Providers (Surrogacy Clinics)

  • Clinics must update their protocols and documentation to reflect the amended rules.

Andrologists

  • Those who do not meet the criteria may face limitations in their ability to participate in surrogacy procedures.

Intended Parents

  • This may increase confidence in the quality and safety of surrogacy procedures.

Regulatory Bodies

  • This includes verifying the qualifications and experience of Andrologists during inspections and audits.

Key Entities Referenced

Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (47 of 2021): The principal legislation that empowers the Central Government to make rules for regulating surrogacy. Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022: The rules framed under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which are being amended by this notification. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health Research): The government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and amending the surrogacy rules. Andrologist: A medical specialist with specific qualifications and experience in urology, general surgery, or reproductive medicine, who performs surgical sperm retrieval procedures.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-11072023-247221 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-11072023-247221 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 395] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िुलाई 11, 2023/आषाढ़ 20, 1945 No. 395] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023/ASHADHA 20, 1945 स्ट्वास्ट््य एव ंपररवार कल्याण मत्रं ालय (स्ट्वास्ट््य अनसु धं ान जवभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 11 िुलाई 2023 सा.का.जन. 494(अ).—सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 2021 (2021 का 47) की धारा 50 द्वारा प्रित्त िजि का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केंद्रीय सरकार सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) जनयम 2022 म ें और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह-ै 1. (1) इन जनयमों को सरोगेसी (जवजनयम) संिोधन जनयमावली 2023 कहा िाएगा। (2) य ेरािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख स े प्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) जनयम, 2022 म,ें अनुसूची 1 के भाग 1 में पैरा 2 की उप-धारा (ख) को जनम्नानुसार प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा: – 4426 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] “एंड्रोलॉजिस्ट्ट यरू ोलॉिी म ें एमसीएच/डीएनबी या एमएस िनरल सिजरी या प्रिनन जचदकत्सा में एफएनबी/एमसीएच/डीएम के साथ न्यूनतम 2 वषज का अनुभव और न्यूनतम 15 सर्िजकल िुक्राणु पुनप्राजजि (अथाजत ् पीईएसए /टीईएसए/टीईएसई/एमईएसए/माइक्रोटेसी प्रदक्रयाएं) का व्यावहाररक अनुभवी होगा।“ [फा. सं. य.ू 11019/15/2022 एचआर] अनु नागर, संयुि सजचव रटप्पणः सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) जनयम, 2022 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखडं (i) म ें दिनांक 21 िून 2022 की अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 460 (अ) द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया था और बाि में दिनांक 10 अक्टूबर 2022 की अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 772 (अ), दिनांक 14 माचज 2023 की अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 179 (अ) और दिनांक 08 िून 2023 की अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 415 (अ) द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था। MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health Research) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th July, 2023 G.S.R. 494(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (47 of 2021), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, further to amend the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in Official Gazette. 2. In the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, sub-section (b) of Para 2 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 shall be substituted as under:- “The Andrologist shall be MCh/DNB in urology or MS General Surgery or FNB/MCh/DM in reproductive medicine with minimum 2 years experience and having hands-on experience of minimum 15 surgical sperm retrieval (namely PESA / TESA / TESE / MESA / MICROTESE procedures).” [F. No. U.11019/15/2022-HR] ANU NAGAR, Jt. Secy. Note : The Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 460 (E) dated 21st June, 2022, and subsequently amended vide notification number vide G.S.R. 772 (E) dated 10th October, 2022, G.S.R. 179 (E) dated 14th March, 2023 and G.S.R. 415(E) dated 8th June, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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