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DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) 123100-125850›PART 5.5. USE OF HUMAN CELLS 125300-125355›CHAPTER 2. Procuring of Oocytes for Research 125330-125355

§ 125350

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

No human oocyte or embryo shall be acquired, sold, offered for sale, received, or otherwise transferred for valuable consideration for the purposes of medical research or development of medical therapies. For purposes of this section, “valuable consideration” does not include reasonable payment for the removal, processing, disposal, preservation, quality control, and storage of oocytes or embryos.

(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 483, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)

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