This provision defines terms used in the chapter, including assisted reproduction, donor, gamete, parentage, intended parent, parent, presumed parent, and transfer.
§ Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Assisted reproduction. "Assisted reproduction" means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. The term includes: (1) intrauterine, intracervical, or vaginal insemination; (2) donation of gametes; (3) donation of embryos; (4) in vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and (5) intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Assisted reproduction does not include a pregnancy under a surrogacy agreement, the pregnancy of a surrogate, the transfer of an embryo to a surrogate, or when a child is conceived pursuant to a surrogacy agreement. For purposes of this subdivision, "surrogate" means an individual who agrees to become pregnant but who does not intend to be legally bound as a parent of the child. § Subd. 3.Birth. "Birth" includes fetal deaths reportable under section 144.222. § Subd. 4.Determination of parentage. "Determination of parentage" means the establishment of a parent-child relationship by a judicial proceeding or signing of a valid recognition of parentage under section 257.75. § Subd. 5.Donor. "Donor" means an individual who provides gametes intended for use in assisted reproduction, whether or not for consideration. The term does not include a parent or an intended parent. § Subd. 6.Gamete. "Gamete" means a sperm or an egg. § Subd. 7.Genetic testing. "Genetic testing" means an analysis of genetic markers to identify or exclude a genetic relationship. § Subd. 8.Intended parent. "Intended parent" means an individual, married or unmarried, who manifests an intent to be legally bound as a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction. § Subd. 9.Parent. "Parent" means an individual who is the legal parent of a child under the laws of the state. § Subd. 10.Parentage; parent-child relationship. "Parentage" or "parent-child relationship" means the legal relationship between a child and a parent of the child. § Subd. 11.Presumed parent. "Presumed parent" means an individual who under sections 257.51 to 257.74 is presumed to be a parent of a child, unless the requirements of section 257.57, subdivision 2, are met; the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding; a valid denial of parentage is made under this chapter; or a court adjudicates the individual to be a parent. § Subd. 12.Transfer. "Transfer" means a procedure for assisted reproduction by which an embryo or sperm is placed in the body of the individual who will give birth to the child.