[§584A-102]  Definitions.  As used in this chapter:

     "Acknowledged parent" means an individual who has established a parent-child relationship under part IV.

     "Adjudicated parent" means an individual who has been adjudicated to be a parent of a child by a court with jurisdiction.

     "Alleged genetic parent" means an individual who is alleged to be, or alleges that the individual is, a genetic parent or possible genetic parent of a child whose parentage has not been adjudicated.  "Alleged genetic parent" does not include a presumed parent; an individual whose parental rights have been terminated or declared not to exist; or a donor.

     "Assisted reproduction" means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse.  "Assisted reproduction" includes intrauterine or intracervical insemination, donation of gametes, donation of embryos, in vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

     "Birth" includes but is not limited to stillbirth.

     "Birthing center" means any facility, other than a hospital or facility associated with a hospital, that provides maternity services.

     "Birthing hospital" means any hospital with licensed obstetric-care units or any hospital licensed to provide obstetric services.

     "Child" means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this chapter.

     "Child support enforcement agency" means the state agency created pursuant to chapter 576D.

     "Combined relationship index" means the product of all tested relationship indices.

     "Determination of parentage" means establishment of a parent-child relationship by a judicial or administrative proceeding or signing of a valid acknowledgment of parentage under part IV.

     "Donor" means an individual who provides gametes or embryos intended for use in assisted reproduction, whether or not for consideration.  "Donor" does not include a parent under part VIII, an intended parent under part IX, or an individual who gives birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction, except as otherwise provided in part IX.

     "Embryo" means the fertilized product of a sperm and egg, including the zygote stage of early embryo development after fertilization.

     "Ethnic or racial group" means for the purpose of genetic testing, a recognized group that an individual identifies as the individual's ancestry or part of the individual's ancestry or that is identified by other information.

     "Fertility clinic" means a medical facility that specializes in diagnosing and treating infertility and the use of assisted reproductive technology.

     "Functional parent" means an individual who meets the criteria set out in section 584A-603(d).

     "Gamete" means sperm, egg, or any part of a sperm or egg.

     "Genetic parent" means an individual whose relationship to a child has been determined by genetic testing or based on a statement by the physician who oversaw the in vitro process by which the embryo was created and transferred.

     "Genetic testing" means an analysis of genetic markers to identify or exclude a genetic relationship.

     "Hypothesized genetic relationship" means an asserted genetic relationship between an individual and a child.

     "Individual" means a natural person of any age.

     "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 or by entering into a surrogacy agreement.

     "Parent" means an individual who has established a parent-child relationship under section 584A-301.

     "Parentage" or "parent-child relationship" means the legal relationship between a child and a parent of the child.

     "Presumed parent" means an individual who under section 584A-303 is presumed to be a parent of a child, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding, a valid denial of parentage is made under part VI, or a court adjudicates the individual to be a parent.

     "Probability of parentage" means, for the ethnic or racial group to which an individual alleged to be a parent belongs, the probability that a hypothesized genetic relationship is supported, compared to the probability that a genetic relationship is supported between the child and a random individual of the ethnic or racial group used in the hypothesized genetic relationship, expressed as a percentage incorporating the combined relationship index and a prior probability.

     "Record" means information that is written or printed, or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form.

     "Relationship index" means a likelihood ratio that compares the probability of a genetic marker given a hypothesized genetic relationship and the probability of the genetic marker given a genetic relationship between the child and a random individual of the ethnic or racial group used in the hypothesized genetic relationship.

     "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to execute or adopt a tangible symbol, or to attach or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.

     "Signatory" means an individual who signs a record.

     "Transfer" means a procedure for assisted reproduction by which an embryo or sperm is placed within the reproductive tract of the individual who will give birth to the child.

     "Witnessed" means that at least one individual who is authorized to sign has signed a record to verify that the individual personally observed a signatory sign the record. [L 2025, c 298, pt of §2]