§ 1404. Regulations. 1. The department of health, in consultation with
the department of financial services, shall promulgate rules and
regulations to implement the requirements of this article regarding
surrogacy programs and assisted reproduction service providers in a
manner that ensures the safety and health of gamete providers and
persons serving as surrogates. Such regulations shall:

(a) Require surrogacy programs to monitor compliance with surrogacy
agreements eligibility and requirements in state law; and

(b) Require the surrogacy programs and assisted reproduction service
providers to administer informed consent procedures that comply with
regulations promulgated by the department of health under section
twenty-five hundred ninety-nine-cc of the public health law.

2. The department of health shall annually report to the legislature
regarding the practices of surrogacy programs and assisted reproduction
service providers and all business transactions related to surrogacy and
gamete provision in New York state, with recommendations for any
necessary amendments to this article.