Level 1 ART Clinics: where only intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedure is carried out as part of treatment.

The staff requirements and qualifications for ART Level 1 clinic: Minimum 01 gynecologist
Qualification: The gynecologist shall be a medical postgraduate in gynecology and obstetrics.
Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) A. (a)
(Rule No 4., Schedule 1 Part 1 published on JUNE 7, 2022)

Level 2 ART clinics: where the procedures, or as the case may be, techniques, that attempt to obtain a pregnancy shall be carried out by any or all of the following, namely:-

(a) surgical retrieval of gametes
(b) handling the oocyte outside the human body
(c) use sperms for fertilization of oocytes
(d) transfer of the embryo into the reproductive system of a woman
(e) carryout storage of gametes or embryos or perform any kind of procedure or technique involving gametes or embryos.

Staffing of ART Level 2 Clinic: ART clinic Level 2 shall have a minimum of
one gynecologist
one anesthetist
one embryologist and
one counselor.
The additional staff at the level of Director and Andrologist may be employed by the ART Level 2 clinics.
Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) A. (b)

Qualification of staff in ART Level 2 clinics
Gynecologist: Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) A. (c) (i)
Andrologist:Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) A. (c) (ii)
Embryologist: Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) A. (c) (iii)
Counselor: Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) A. (c) (iv)
Anesthetist: Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) A. (c) (v)
Director: Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) A. (c) (vi)

ART banks shall-
(i) be responsible for screening, collection and registration of the semen donor and cryopreservation of sperms
(ii) perform screening and registration of oocyte donor
(iii) operate as semen banks or oocyte banks or both
(iv) maintain the records or data of all the donors and shall regularly update the National Registry as provided in sections 23, 27, 28 of the Act

ART bank: The ART bank shall have a minimum of one Registered Medical Practitioner trained in the handling, preparation and storage of Semen samples.
Schedule 1 Part 1 (rule 4) B.

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