Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 16-37-1-8.5 - Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth; required contents of certificate(a) Upon request by a parent of a stillborn child, a local health officer shall provide to the parent a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.(b) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth provided under subsection (a) must contain the following: (1) The caption "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth".(2) A space for the name of the stillborn child.(c) A certificate provided under this section is in addition to a certificate of stillbirth registration provided under section 8 of this chapter.(d) For purposes of federal, state, and local taxes, the certificate provided under this section is not proof of a live birth.(e) A local health department may charge the same fee for a certificate provided under this section as the fee charged for a certificate of birth registration provided under section 8 of this chapter.(f) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth must be issued on tamper resistant paper.As added by P.L. 13-2002, SEC.1.