(a) The board shall appoint the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, hereinafter referred to as "State Registrar," in accordance with procedures and practices of the State Personnel Board.
(b) The State Registrar shall perform each of the following functions:
(1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued hereunder, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the system of vital statistics.
(2) Direct and supervise the system of vital statistics and the Office of Vital Statistics and be custodian of its records.
(3) Direct, supervise, and control the activities of all persons when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital statistics.
(4) Conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the state in matters pertaining to the system of vital statistics.
(5) With the approval of the board, prescribe, furnish, and distribute forms as are required by this chapter and the rules issued hereunder, or prescribe other means for transmission of data as will accomplish the purpose of complete and accurate reporting and registration.
(6) Prepare and publish reports of vital statistics of this state and other reports as may be required by the board.
(7) Provide to local health departments copies of or data derived from certificates and reports required under this chapter, as he or she shall determine are necessary for local health department planning and program activities. The State Registrar shall establish a schedule with each local health department for transmittal of the copies or data. The copies or data shall remain the property of the Office of Vital Statistics, and the uses which may be made of the copies or data shall be governed by the State Registrar.
(c) The State Registrar may delegate functions and duties vested in him or her to employees of the Office of Vital Statistics and to employees of any office established or designated under Section 22-9A-4.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.
Section 22-9A-1 - Definitions.
Section 22-9A-2 - Office of Vital Statistics and Statewide System of Vital Statistics.
Section 22-9A-3 - Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Statistics; Duties of State Registrar.
Section 22-9A-4 - Registration Districts.
Section 22-9A-5 - Local Registrars and Deputy Registrars of Vital Statistics.
Section 22-9A-6 - Content of Certificates and Reports.
Section 22-9A-7 - Registration of Births.
Section 22-9A-8 - Registration of Infants of Unknown Parentage.
Section 22-9A-9 - Delayed Registration of Birth.
Section 22-9A-10 - Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth.
Section 22-9A-11 - Court Reports of Adoption.
Section 22-9A-11.1 - Issuance of Certificate of Foreign Birth Without Judicial Proceedings.
Section 22-9A-13 - Reports of Fetal Death; Reports of Induced Termination of Pregnancy.
Section 22-9A-13.1 - Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.
Section 22-9A-14 - Death Registration.
Section 22-9A-15 - Delayed Registration of Death.
Section 22-9A-16 - Authorization for Final Disposition.
Section 22-9A-17 - Marriage Registration.
Section 22-9A-18 - Divorce Registration.
Section 22-9A-19 - Amendment of Vital Records.
Section 22-9A-20 - Reproduction of Vital Records.
Section 22-9A-21 - Disclosure of Information From Vital Records.
Section 22-9A-22 - Copies or Data From the System of Vital Statistics.
Section 22-9A-24 - Persons Required to Keep Records and to Furnish Information.
Section 22-9A-25 - Enforcement.
Section 22-9A-26 - Penalty for Violation of Chapter or Rules of the State Board of Health.