For ART clinics

Source egg donors lawfully, through a registered ART Bank

Zoi Fertility runs a registered ART Bank in Mumbai. We screen, register and match donors; your clinic treats the couple.

Registered ART Bank seal

ART Bank URN MH/AB/2022/10691/Mumbai/83

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Why a registered bank: myth or fact?

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An ART clinic can recruit its own egg donors.
Myth or fact?
Myth.
Only a registered ART Bank screens and supplies egg donors. (Act s.27(1); Rules r.3(2))
A bank and clinic in one building need separate registrations.
Myth or fact?
Fact.
ART banks and ART clinics register separately, even on the same premises. (File No. I.11019/37/2023-HR dated 9 Mar 2023, Q2)
Using an agent to find donors is allowed.
Myth or fact?
Myth.
Using intermediaries to obtain egg donors is an offence under the Act. (Act s.33(1)(g))
Verbal consent from the donor is enough.
Myth or fact?
Myth.
Written informed consent is needed from all parties; the donor signs Form 13. (Act s.22(1)(a); Rules r.13, Form 13)
The bank keeps a record of each donor's identity.
Myth or fact?
Fact.
The bank records name, Aadhaar, address and a written confidentiality undertaking. (Act s.27(6); Rules r.3(2)(iv))

The supply model

The bank

Screens, registers and matches

Zoi Fertility’s ART Bank screens, registers and matches each donor.

Act s.27(1)

Your Level 2 clinic

Stimulation and retrieval

Your Level 2 clinic does stimulation and egg retrieval for the matched couple. The bank does not stimulate or retrieve.

Rules r.3(1)(ii), r.13(1)(‌c)

One couple

One donor, one couple

Eggs from one donor go to one couple only.

Act s.27(3)

How we start working together

i.

Enquiry

Send the form below.

ii.

Documents

Share your Level 2 ART clinic registration certificate.

iii.

Agreement

A written agreement between the bank and your clinic.

iv.

First case

One couple, matched and treated, to set the routine.

v.

Regular supply

Donors matched to your couples as you need them.

Records and service

Records we keep

Donor consent, Form 13 (Act s.22(1)(a); Rules r.13)

Donor identity record and confidentiality undertaking (Act s.27(6))

Proof of the donor’s 12 month insurance, bought by the couple (Act s.22(1)(b); Rules r.12)

Form 14 records

Reporting to the National Registry

We share the record list with partner clinics after the agreement.

Service levels

Reply to enquiries
Within two working days

Donor matching
Usually immediate, from our wide pool of registered donors

A specific donor profile
We recruit and share suitable donors at the earliest

Questions clinics ask

Not at present. We partner with registered Level 2 ART clinics in Mumbai.

The couple buys 12 months of insurance for the donor from an IRDA recognised insurer (Act s.22(1)(b)).

Yes. She must first be screened and registered by a registered ART Bank (Government of India, MoHFW (DHR), File No. I.11019/39/2022-HR dated 15 Nov 2022, Q2 and Q4).

No. We do not offer referral fees or commission of any kind. Your clinic refers couples, not donors (Act s.33(1)(g)).

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Work with a registered ART Bank

For Level 2 ART clinics that need registered donors and compliant documentation.