Agency Services For Surrogacy Programs

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• Full-time staff to organize all aspects of your program;
• Education of all parties involved about medical/legal procedures and requirements;
• Preparation of legal contracts for the agency, client, and surrogate;
• Advertising and screening of surrogates to provide a variety of candidates;
• Psychological screening, including MMPI-2, of all surrogates;
• Review of and assistance with understanding the surrogate's medical insurance;
• Provision of information about available candidates to the couple including:
  • Family medical history through 3 generations;
  • Obstetrical/gynecological information;
  • Psychological evaluation;
  • Medical insurance summary;
  • Educational and vocational history, personal interests, and achievements; and
  • Pictures of the surrogate and her children.
• Matching the client to a suitable surrogate;
• Organization of medical testing for the surrogate;
• Coordination and scheduling of travel and accommodation arrangements for the surrogate;
• Organization of fertility treatments for the surrogate and client;
• Liaison between the medical facility and the surrogate, as required;
• Establishment of an Expense Account (EA) in order to coordinate payment of surrogate expenses;
• Facilitation of payment of all invoices resulting from the surrogacy program by an EA;
• Reconciliation of all payments made from the EA and preparation of financial statements for each client;
• Formation of a fee holding account to hold surrogate's fee as required;
• Release of funds according to your agreement;
• Help with finding a term life insurance policy for the surrogate during the pregnancy;
• Ongoing communications with the lawyer during pregnancy and assistance with legal paperwork to reduce final legal bills, if possible;
• Groundwork for legal papers for legal proceedings before and after the birth of the baby;
• Support with travel/accommodations for birth and legal proceedings, if required; and
• Continuous communication with and support of client and surrogate throughout pregnancy and birth.