Chapter
024
2007 -- S 0174 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/11/07
A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH
AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS
Introduced By: Senators Felag, Alves, McCaffrey, and Badeau
Date Introduced: January 31, 2007
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Chapter 23-3 of the General Laws entitled "Vital Records" is
hereby
amended
by adding thereto the following section:
23-3-10.2.
Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth -- Filing. – (a) The
state registrar
of
vital records shall establish a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth
for fetal deaths, defined
as
the naturally occurring intrauterine death of a fetus that occurs after the
twentieth (20th) week
of
pregnancy. The certificate shall be issued only at the request of either
individual listed as
mother
or father on the report of fetal death. The certificate of birth resulting in
stillbirth shall
meet
all of the format requirements for a certificate of live birth as provided for
in this chapter. If
the
parents of the stillborn child decide not to name the stillborn child, the
person preparing a
certificate
of birth resulting in stillbirth shall leave blank any references to the
stillborn child's
name.
(b)
The certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be filed with the state
registrar of
vital
records within ten (10) days after the delivery. When a birth resulting in
stillbirth occurring
in
the state has not been registered within one year after the date of delivery, a
certificate marked
"delayed"
may be filed and registered in accordance with regulations of the department of
health
promulgated
pursuant to the provisions of section 23-3-3 relating to evidentiary and other
requirements
sufficient to substantiate the alleged facts of birth resulting in stillbirth.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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