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IN HB1426

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2019

Primary Sponsor

Gregory Porter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Parents may request a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth for pregnancies with gestational age under 20 weeks, upon completion of a burial transit permit

  • Burial transit permits are required for reporting death, transportation, and final disposition of deceased individuals, and a physical copy must remain with the body until final disposition

  • Stillbirths under 20 weeks gestational age are exempt from entry into the Indiana death registration system

  • Removes authority to issue provisional certificates of death

  • Effective date: July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Vital records. Provides that a parent may request a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth when the child had a gestation age of less than 20 weeks. Specifies that a burial transit permit is required for the report of death and transportation and final disposition of a deceased individual. Provides that the information concerning a birth resulting in stillbirth is not required to be entered into the Indiana death registration system if the child had a gestational age of less than 20 weeks. Removes authority to issue a provisional certificate of death. Requires that a physical copy of the burial transit permit must remain with the body or body parts until the final disposition of the body. Makes conforming changes.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

1/14/2019

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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