N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 1400

§ 1400. Definitions. As used in this section:\n (a) The definitions in section 581-102 of the family court act shall\napply.\n (b) "Payment" means any type of monetary compensation or other\nvaluable consideration including but not limited to a rebate, refund,\ncommission, unearned discount, or profit by means of credit or other\nvaluable consideration.\n (c) "Surrogacy program" does not include any party to a surrogacy\nagreement or any person licensed to practice law and representing a\nparty to the surrogacy agreement, but does include and is not limited to\nany agency, agent, business, or individual engaged in, arranging, or\nfacilitating transactions contemplated by a surrogacy agreement,\nregardless of whether such agreement ultimately comports with the\nrequirements of part four of article five-C of the family court act.\n