South Dakota will require fertility clinics and other providers of assisted reproductive technology to report detailed data annually to the Department of Health, including information about embryos created, tested, implanted, and disposed of, as well as pregnancy and birth outcomes. This is a new requirement with no existing state law on the topic, meaning fertility providers must now track and submit this information to help the state monitor assisted reproductive technology practices.
The amendment adds enforcement authority by creating a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars for entities that fail to provide required data to the Department of Health, and it expands the data collection scope to specifically track preimplantation genetic testing categories and removes the term "compassionate" from one disposition method. This strengthens the bill by adding teeth to ensure compliance with the new reporting requirements.
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Failed, YEAS 25, NAYS 42. H.J. 358
Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4. H.J. 16
Health and Human Services Motion to amend H.J. 15
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 177
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