N.J. Admin. Code § 8:2-1.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:2-1.3 - Creation of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth: application, issuance, and delayed reports

(a) A Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be created by the State Registrar upon a parent's written request that has been transmitted to the State Registrar by a licensed health care professional on the parent's behalf. The State Registrar shall create the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth based on information obtained from a fetal death certificate already on file with the State Registrar.

1. The written request may be made on the form designed and approved by the State Registrar for creation and issuance of a certified copy of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth or a reasonable facsimile thereof.

2. A copy of the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be filed by the State Registrar with the local registrar of the district in which the birth resulting in stillbirth occurred within three days following receipt by the State Registrar of the parent's request for the certificate.

(b) The State Registrar or the local registrar shall provide a certified copy of the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth exclusively to the parents on an "as requested" basis following the written request for creation of said certificate. Certificates of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be made available to parents for documented fetal deaths beginning from the year 1969 to the present.

(c) In all cases where a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth is not registered within one year after the date of delivery, a certificate marked "delayed" may be filed and registered by the State Registrar, provided that verifiable medical documentation of the stillbirth is provided to the State Registrar.

1. A certified copy of a "delayed" Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be issued bearing the wording "Delayed Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth."

(d) Subsequent to the initial issuance to the parent(s) of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth under (a) through (c) above, the State Registrar or the local registrar may only issue a certified copy of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth to a person who satisfies the following requirements:

1. The person is able to identify the record; and

2. The person produces documentation verifying that he or she is the parent of the subject listed on the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.

(e) The State Registrar or local registrar may issue certifications containing information obtained from the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth to requestors not identified in (d) above. All certifications issued under this subsection shall state that they are for informational purposes only and are not to be used for legal purposes.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:2-1.3

New Rule, R.2005 d.209, effective 7/5/2005.
See: 37 New Jersey Register 172(b), 37 New Jersey Register 2504(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 8:2-1.3, Designation of child's name, recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:2-1.4.