HB359 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Sherer

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Johnny Mack MorrowCam WardCraig FordMike HillBlaine Galliher

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Vital statistics, fetal death of stillborn child, mother or father may request Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth, Brooklee Act, Sec. 22-9A-13 am'd.

Summary

The bill would let a parent of a stillborn child request a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth from the State Registrar and outlines how it would be issued and handled.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes the mother or father to request a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth within 30 days of the stillbirth. The certificate would follow the same filing rules as a live birth certificate, but the parents may omit the child's name if they choose not to provide it, and a normal birth-certificate fee would apply. It keeps fetal-death and induced-termination reports primarily as statistical records with confidentiality rules, and outlines how those records are disposed of or aggregated.

Who It Affects

• Parents of a stillborn child: may request and receive a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth, with the option to omit the child's name and subject to the standard certification fee.
• State agencies (State Registrar and Office of Vital Statistics): would issue the certificate, manage the reporting and confidentiality rules, and handle disposal/aggregation of related fetal-death and induced-termination records.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 22-9A-13 to authorize a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth be requested by the mother or father of a stillborn child.
• Certificate must be prepared within 30 days of the occurrence and follow the filing requirements for a live birth certificate, except the name may be omitted if the parents choose not to provide one.
• The request must be accompanied by the normal fee for a certified copy of a birth certificate.
• Fetal-death and induced-termination reports remain statistical records, not part of official Vital Statistics records, and the Office of Vital Statistics shall maintain confidentiality and not disclose identifying information publicly.
• The act is known as the Brooklee Act and becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Health Department