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.

Description

Under existing law, the report of a fetal death is required to be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics within five days after a stillbirth if the fetus is beyond the 20th week of uterogestation. The report is for statistical purposes only and the State Registrar destroys the reports after data from the reports is transferred to the database of the Center for Death Statistics.

This bill would authorize the mother or father of a stillborn child to request a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth from the State Registrar.

This bill would specify that, if enacted, it may be known and cited as the Brooklee Act.

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Subjects

Health Department