Registration-Policy
                                Only clinics that       All the information 
      All ART clinics            meet certain            regarding medical 
    handling gametes                physical             expenses, contact          This will help the       The medical license 
    need to enroll  in a         infrastructure           details and other         concerned couple              of doctors 
     national registry         requirements and          related info of the       to choose the ART           connected with 
    (ICMR) before they          have prescribed            registered ART          clinics as per their      clinics violating the 
      are allowed to          technical expertise            clinics and                 comfort             law can be revoked
          operate                are allowed to           hospitals will be 
                                  enroll in the           furnished on the 
                                    registry              website of ICMR
              Enrollment of ART 
             Clinic with The Indian 
              Council of Medical 
              Research (ICMR)
                 Obtain pre enrollment form & proforma from ICMR – 
                National  Registry  of Assisted Reproductive Technology 
                     (ART) clinics and banks in India
                              
                An application for enrollment of an Infertility / ART Clinic 
                      should be made in FORM  A
                Registration of ART Clinics, ART banks, and Research Centres 
                                                                 using Human Embryos
                                                                        The Registration Authority, or any 
                                                                       person in its office authorized in this                                     Application Fee
     An application for registration shall be                          behalf, shall acknowledge receipt of 
                                                                      the application for registration, in the                         The application fee shall be paid by a 
         made by the above to the State                               acknowledgement slip provided at the                             demand draft drawn in favour of the 
     Registration Authority in duplicate, in                            bottom of the Form, immediately                                    Registration Authority, on any 
        Forms A, A1 and A2, respectively                                 after delivery at the office of the                               scheduled bank located at the 
              (available with ICMR).                                    Appropriate Authority or not later                               headquarters of the Registration 
                                                                      than the next working day if received                                           Authority.
                                                                                      by post.
                                                                                                                                             Certificate of Registration
             Renewal of Registration                                                                                                   The Registration Authority shall, after 
                                                                              Validity of Registration                                     making such enquiry and after 
                                                                                                                                       satisfying itself that the applicant has 
          An application for renewal of                                                                                                 complied with all the requirements, 
        certificate of registration shall be                           Every certificate of registration shall                          send a certificate of registration, in 
       made in duplicate in Form A, to the                              be valid for a period of three years                           duplicate, in Form B to the applicant. 
     Registration Authority 60 days before                                    from the date of issue.                                      One copy of the certificate of 
     the date of expiry of the certificate of                                                                                          registration shall be displayed by the 
                   registration.                                                                                                       registered ART clinic at a conspicuous 
                                                                                                                                           place at its place of business.
        Copy of the following duly attested               Duly filled application form should be sent to 
             certificates are required                              ICMR in duplicates
                                                           If approved ICMR will send the enrollment 
                   a)  International Organization for                   number
                       Standardization (ISO)
                 b)  Medical Termination of Pregnancy     Facilities for Inspection
                            (MTP) Act                      
                                                          Every ART clinic shall allow inspection of the 
                                                          place, equipment and records to the 
                   c)  Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal       Registration Authority or to any other person 
                  Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act      authorized by the Registration Authority in 
                                                          this behalf
                  d)  Bio-Medical Waste (Management        Such an inspection of an already registered 
                          and Handling)                   clinic may take place without any notice, 
                                                          during the working hours of the clinic 
                     e)  Clinical Establishment Act
                   NOC from Fire Safety Department
             The categories of infertility / ART Clinics which are to be registered   
                                                                              Clinics where preliminary investigations 
                                                                                of infertility treatment is carried out 
                                 Primary (Level 1) Infertility Clinics         The treatment do not require handling 
                                                                                of sperm, egg or embryo outside the 
                                                                                                 body.
                                                                                 Clinics where facilities for artificial 
                                                                                insemination using husband’s semen 
                               Secondary (Level 2) Infertility Clinics          (AIH) or artificial insemination using 
                                                                                 donor semen (AID) and intrauterine 
                                                                                insemination (IUI) using husband’s or 
                                                                                     donor semen is carried out. 
                                                                                These clinics will have diagnostic and 
                                 Tertiary (Level 3) Infertility Clinics           therapeutic at the highest level of 
                                                                                 specialization and with the best of 
                                                                                        facilities and research