The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 10th October 2022, has published the Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2022 to further amend the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022.
The Amendment is brought under rule 5 which deals with Insurance coverage in which sub-rule 2 has been substituted as follows:
The intending couple/woman shall sign an affidavit to be sworn before a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of First Class or an Executive Magistrate or a Notary Public giving guarantee as per the clause (q) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.
Under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, The intending woman or couple shall purchase a general health insurance coverage in favour of surrogate mother for a period of thirty six months from an insurance company or an agent recognized by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority established under the provisions of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, (41 of 1999) for an amount which is sufficient enough to cover all expenses for all complications arising out of pregnancy and also covering post- partum delivery complications.
