CCQ, r. 4.2 - Regulation respecting parental projects involving surrogacy in which the parties to the agreement are domiciled in Québec

Section 2 Disposition versions

2024-03-06

2. If the parties to the surrogacy agreement so agree, the following expenses may be reimbursed to the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to a child in consideration of their contribution to a parental project involving surrogacy, or paid to the third person who has provided the service or product:

(1)  expenses incurred to obtain any product or service prescribed in writing by a professional who is a member of a professional order and who, in the practice of their profession, is authorized by law to assess the physical condition of a person, provide pregnancy care, conduct deliveries, and provide postnatal care and other health care, as well as expenses associated with obtaining a prescription, where applicable;

(2)  fees and disbursements incurred for professional consultation services, except those referred to in paragraph 1 of this section and in subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph of section 1;

(3)  expenses relating to the services of a doula;

(4)  expenses relating to obtaining or confirming medical records or other documents;

(5)  expenses relating to prenatal exercise classes;

(6)  expenses relating to maternity clothes or clothes required by the pregnancy;

(7)  grocery expenses relating to the pregnancy, excluding expenses incurred for non-food items;

(8)  travel expenses, in particular transportation charges and parking, meal and lodging expenses;

(9)  expenses incurred to care for a dependent or a companion animal;

(10)  telecommunications expenses relating to communications between the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child and the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project, or relating to the pregnancy or the delivery;

(11)  expenses relating to health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance or travel insurance.

O.C. 242-2024, s. 2.

Not in force

In force: 2024-03-06

2. If the parties to the surrogacy agreement so agree, the following expenses may be reimbursed to the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to a child in consideration of their contribution to a parental project involving surrogacy, or paid to the third person who has provided the service or product:

(1)  expenses incurred to obtain any product or service prescribed in writing by a professional who is a member of a professional order and who, in the practice of their profession, is authorized by law to assess the physical condition of a person, provide pregnancy care, conduct deliveries, and provide postnatal care and other health care, as well as expenses associated with obtaining a prescription, where applicable;

(2)  fees and disbursements incurred for professional consultation services, except those referred to in paragraph 1 of this section and in subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph of section 1;

(3)  expenses relating to the services of a doula;

(4)  expenses relating to obtaining or confirming medical records or other documents;

(5)  expenses relating to prenatal exercise classes;

(6)  expenses relating to maternity clothes or clothes required by the pregnancy;

(7)  grocery expenses relating to the pregnancy, excluding expenses incurred for non-food items;

(8)  travel expenses, in particular transportation charges and parking, meal and lodging expenses;

(9)  expenses incurred to care for a dependent or a companion animal;

(10)  telecommunications expenses relating to communications between the woman or the person who has agreed to give birth to the child and the person alone or the spouses who formed the parental project, or relating to the pregnancy or the delivery;

(11)  expenses relating to health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance or travel insurance.

O.C. 242-2024, s. 2.