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20-18-410. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth — Definitions.
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20-18-410. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth” means a birth certificate issued to record the birth of a stillborn child; and
(2) “Stillbirth” means an unintended, intrauterine fetal death occurring in this state after a gestational age of not less than twelve (12) completed weeks.
(b) A person who is required to file a fetal death certificate under § 20-18-603 shall advise the parent or parents of a stillborn child:
(1) That a parent may but is not required to request the preparation of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth;
(2) That a parent may obtain a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth by contacting the Division of Vital Records to request the certificate and paying the required fee; and
(3) Regarding the way in which a parent may contact the division to request the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
(c)(1) If a parent requests that a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth be prepared, the parent may provide a name for a stillborn child to be included on the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
(2) If the requesting parent does not wish to provide a name, the division shall fill in the certificate with the name “baby boy” or “baby girl” and the last name of the requesting parent.
(3) The name of the stillborn child provided on or later added by amendment to the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be the same name as appears on the original or amended fetal death certificate.
(d) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall include the state file number of the corresponding fetal death certificate.
(e) The division shall prescribe the form and content of a certificate of bi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-18-410
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20-18-410. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth” means a birth certificate issued to record the birth of a stillborn child; and
(2) “Stillbirth” means an unintended, intrauterine fetal death occurring in this state after a gestational age of not less than twelve (12) completed weeks.
(b) A person who is required to file a fetal death certificate under § 20-18-603 shall advise the parent or parents of a stillborn child:
(1) That a parent may but is not required to request the preparation of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth;
(2) That a parent may obtain a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth by contacting the Division of Vital Records to request the certificate and paying the required fee; and
(3) Regarding the way in which a parent may contact the division to request the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
(c)(1) If a parent requests that a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth be prepared, the parent may provide a name for a stillborn child to be included on the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
(2) If the requesting parent does not wish to provide a name, the division shall fill in the certificate with the name “baby boy” or “baby girl” and the last name of the requesting parent.
(3) The name of the stillborn child provided on or later added by amendment to the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be the same name as appears on the original or amended fetal death certificate.
(d) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall include the state file number of the corresponding fetal death certificate.
(e) The division shall prescribe the form and content of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth and shall specify the information necessary to prepare the certificate.
(f) The division shall not use a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth to calculate live birth statistics.
(g) If a fetal death certificate was issued for a stillbirth, a parent may request that the division issue a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth without regard to the date on which the fetal death certificate was issued.
(h) The division shall prescribe the form and content of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
(i) A parent may request the division to prepare and issue a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth without regard to whether the fetal death occurred on or before July 31, 2007.
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20-18-603. Registration of termination of pregnancy.
(a)(1)(A)(i) A fetal death, when the fetus completed twelve (12) weeks' gestation or more, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period began to the date of delivery, that occurs in this state shall be reported within five (5) days after delivery to the Division of Vital Records or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar of Vital Records.
(ii) An induced termination of pregnancy shall be reported in the manner prescribed in subsection (b) of this section and shall not be reported as a fetal death.
(B) When a dead fetus is delivered in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative shall prepare and file the fetal death certificate.
(C) When a dead fetus is delivered outside an institution, the physician in attendance at or immediately after delivery shall prepare and file the fetal death certificate.
(D) When a fetal death required to be reported by this section occurs without medical attendance at or immediately after the delivery, or when inquiry is required by § 12-12-301 et seq. or § 14-15-301 et seq. or otherwise provided by law, the State Medical Examiner or coroner shall investigate the cause of fetal death and shall prepare and file the report within five (5) days.
(E)(i) When a fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance in this state or when a fetus is found in this state and the place of fetal death is unknown, the fetal death shall be reported in this state.
(ii) The place where the fetus was first removed from the conveyance or the fetus was found shall be considered the place of fetal death.
(2) Spontaneous fetal deaths when the fetus has completed less than twelve (12) week
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-18-603
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-18-603. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.