Rule 511-1-3-.37 - Matching of Birth and Death Certificates(1) To protect the integrity of Vital Records and to prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the State Registrar is authorized to match birth and death certificates in accordance with established written guidelines which provide the standards for determining a match does exist. These standards shall specify the information about the decedent which must be available and which must be compared to the information on the birth certificate before a match can be made. These items shall include as a minimum: name of decedent; name of father and maiden name of mother; date of birth or age of decedent; state of birth of decedent; county of birth; and marital status of decedent. No match shall be made unless there is documented proof of the fact of death.(2) The death certificate State file number shall be posted to the corresponding birth certificate; the State file number of the corresponding birth certificate, to the death certificate; and the birth index duly marked. A birth certificate thus matched may be issued marked "Deceased".Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-1-3-.37
O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-2A-6, 31-10-3, 31-10-30.
Original Rule entitled "Matching of Birth and Death Certificates" adopted. F. Sep. 20, 2013; eff. Oct. 10, 2013.