NJ A1689

Allows State and local registrars to issue certified copies of vital records (birth, death, fetal death, stillbirth, domestic partnership, civil union, and marriage certificates) in both paper and electronic formats upon request

Requires the Commissioner of Health to establish standards for electronic issuance, including protocols for data sharing, identity authentication, data encryption methods, and privacy and security protections

Maintains existing eligibility requirements for who may request certified copies, including the record subject, parents, legal guardians, spouses, civil union partners, children, grandchildren, siblings of legal age, government agencies, and those with court orders

Takes effect 180 days after enactment, with the Commissioner of Health authorized to take anticipatory administrative action before that date to implement the new provisions