CS/CS/HB 101 - Grieving Families Act

• Defines "nonviable birth" as unintentional spontaneous fetal demise occurring after the 9th week but before the 20th week of gestation verified by a health care practitioner.

• Authorizes the State Registrar to electronically receive certificates of nonviable birth and requires health care practitioners and facilities to electronically file registration within 30 days upon parent request.

• Requires the Department of Health to issue a certificate of nonviable birth within 60 days upon parent request, with the certificate marked "This certificate is not proof of a live birth" and excluding parentage, marital status, cause of death, and medical information from public records.

• Prohibits certificates of nonviable birth from being used to calculate live birth statistics or to establish civil causes of action for bodily injury, personal injury, or wrongful death.

• Allows parents to request certificates regardless of when the nonviable birth occurred and sets processing fees between $3 and $5; effective July 1, 2017.