10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 7

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024

Section 146-11-7 - Matching of Birth and Death Certificates

A. Matching and Annotation

To protect the integrity of vital records and to prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the state registrar shall match birth and death certificates for persons under 45 years of age and post the facts of death to the appropriate birth certificate. The notation "died" and the date of death shall be entered on the certificate in such a way as to become a part of any copy issued.

B. Guidelines

The state registrar shall establish written guidelines which provide the standards for determining that a match between a birth and a death record exists. These standards shall specify the information about the decedent which should be available and which should be compared to the information on the birth certificate before a match can be made. These items include as a minimum:

1. name of decedent;

2. name of father and maiden name of mother;

3. date of birth or age of decedent; and

4. state of birth of decedent.

C. Documentation

No match shall be made unless there is documented proof of the fact of death.

10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 11, § 7