§ 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 § 23-3-3 relating to evidentiary and other requirements sufficient to substantiate the alleged facts of birth resulting in stillbirth.
History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 26, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 23-3-1. - Definitions.
Section 23-3-2. - Division of vital records and statewide system.
Section 23-3-3. - Rules and regulations.
Section 23-3-4. - Appointment of state registrar of vital records.
Section 23-3-5. - Duties of state registrar of vital records.
Section 23-3-5.1. - Transfer of public historical documents.
Section 23-3-6. - Local registrars.
Section 23-3-7. - Duties of local registrars.
Section 23-3-8. - Compensation of local registrars.
Section 23-3-9. - Form of certificates.
Section 23-3-10. - Birth registration.
Section 23-3-10.1. - Certificates of birth — Social security numbers.
Section 23-3-10.2. - Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth — Filing.
Section 23-3-11. - Infants of unknown parentage — Foundling registration.
Section 23-3-12. - Delayed registration of births.
Section 23-3-12A. - Delayed registration of death and marriage.
Section 23-3-13. - Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth.
Section 23-3-14. - Court reports of adoption.
Section 23-3-16. - Death registration.
Section 23-3-17. - Fetal death registration.
Section 23-3-19. - Extension of time.
Section 23-3-20. - Court reports of divorce.
Section 23-3-21. - Correction and amendment of vital records.
Section 23-3-22. - Reproduction of records.
Section 23-3-23. - Disclosure of records.
Section 23-3-24. - Copies of data from vital records.
Section 23-3-24.1. - Native Americans — Certified copies of birth records.
Section 23-3-25. - Fees for copies and searches.
Section 23-3-25.1. - Veterans’ exemption for fees for copies and searches.
Section 23-3-26. - Persons required to keep records.
Section 23-3-27. - Duties to furnish information relative to vital events.
Section 23-3-29. - Division of vital records and state registrar of vital records.