Update vital records of live births and fetal deaths

A bill for an act

relating to health; updating vital records of live births and fetal deaths; amending

Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.217, subdivision 1; 144.222, subdivision

1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.217, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Evidence required for filing.

Before a delayed record of birth is

registered, the person presenting the delayed vital record for registration shall offer evidence

of the facts contained in the vital record, as required by the rules of the commissioner. In

the absence of the evidence required, the delayed vital record shall not be registered.
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No
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delayed record of birth
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shall
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may
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be registered for a deceased person
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up to seven years from

the date of birth when the required evidence is provided
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.
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Upon registering a delayed birth

record for a deceased person, the record shall be marked "deceased."
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.222, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Fetal death report required.

A fetal death must be registered or reported

within five days of the death of a fetus for whom 20 or more weeks of gestation have elapsed,

except for abortions defined under section
145.411
, subdivision 5. A fetal death must be

registered or reported in a format prescribed by the state registrar and filed in accordance

with Minnesota Rules, parts
4601.0100
to
4601.2600
by:

(1) a person in charge of an institution or that person's authorized designee if a fetus is

delivered in the institution or en route to the institution;

(2) a physician, certified nurse midwife, or other licensed medical personnel in attendance

at or immediately after the delivery if a fetus is delivered outside an institution;
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(3) a parent or other person in charge of the disposition of the remains if a fetal death

occurred without medical attendance at or immediately after the delivery
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.
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; or
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(4) a medical examiner or coroner who receives a report of a fetal death under Minnesota

Statutes, section 390.11, subdivision 1, clause (9), and verifies the vital event occurred.

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