Section 144.222 - FETAL DEATH REPORTS AND REGISTRATIONSubdivision 1.Fetal death report required.A fetal death must be registered or reported within five days of the death of a fetus for whom 20 or more weeks of gestation have elapsed, except for abortions defined under section 145.411, subdivision 5. A fetal death must be registered or reported in a format prescribed by the state registrar and filed in accordance with Minnesota Rules, parts 4601.0100 to 4601.2600 by:
(1) a person in charge of an institution or that person's authorized designee if a fetus is delivered in the institution or en route to the institution;(2) a physician, certified nurse midwife, or other licensed medical personnel in attendance at or immediately after the delivery if a fetus is delivered outside an institution; or(3) a parent or other person in charge of the disposition of the remains if a fetal death occurred without medical attendance at or immediately after the delivery.Subd. 2.MS 2022 [Repealed by amendment, 2023 c 70 art 3s 5]
1978 c 699 s 11; 1984 c 637 s 2; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 15 s 20; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2005 c 60 s 3
Amended by 2023 Minn. Laws, ch. 70,s 3-5, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Minn. Laws, ch. 70,s 4-30, eff. 5/25/2023.