Reports of fetal death; reports of induced termination of pregnancy.
(a) A report of fetal death shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar, within five days after the occurrence is known if the fetus has advanced to, or beyond, the twentieth week of uterogestation.
(1) When a fetal death occurs in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative shall prepare and file the report.
(2) When a fetal death occurs outside an institution, the physician in attendance shall prepare and file the report.
(3) When a fetal death occurs without medical attendance, the county medical examiner, the state medical examiner, or the coroner shall determine the cause of fetal death and shall prepare and file the report.
(4) When a fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance in this state or when a dead fetus is found in this state and the place of fetal death is unknown, the fetal death shall be reported in this state. The county where the fetus was first removed from the conveyance or the dead fetus was found shall be considered the county of fetal death.
(b) A report of induced termination of pregnancy for each induced termination of pregnancy which occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar, no later than 10 days after the last day of the month during which the procedure was performed.
(1) When the induced termination of pregnancy is performed in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative shall prepare and file the report.
(2) When the induced termination of pregnancy is performed outside an institution, the physician in attendance shall prepare and file the report.
(3) Reports of induced termination of pregnancy shall not contain the name or the address of the patient whose pregnancy was terminated, nor shall the report contain any other information identifying the patient.
(4) Individual induced termination of pregnancy reports shall be maintained in strict confidence by the Office of Vital Statistics, shall not be available for public inspection, shall not be available in court for any purpose, and shall not be subject to discovery in any civil action except as provided in subdivision (b)(5) of this section.
(5) The Office of Vital Statistics shall periodically make available aggregate data about the induced terminations of pregnancy performed in this state, but the Office of Vital Statistics shall not release the names of individual physicians or other staff members employed by institutions performing induced terminations of pregnancy. The Office of Vital Statistics shall not release the number of procedures performed by any particular institution or physician, except at the request of the board or its attorney pursuant to an investigation of civil or criminal legal action related to licensure or the need for licensure of health facilities or similar investigation or legal action for failure to file reports required by this section.
(6) The State Registrar may authorize the use of other aggregate statistical data for official government use.
(c) The reports required under this section are statistical reports only and are not to be incorporated into the official records of the Office of Vital Statistics. Certified copies of these records shall not be issued by the Office of Vital Statistics. Except when copies of reports must be maintained pursuant to subdivision (b)(5) of this section, the State Registrar shall dispose of all individual reports received as soon as practicable after data from the forms is transferred to the database of the Center for Health Statistics, or after the board or its attorney declares there is no further need for the forms pursuant to subdivision (b)(5) of this section. Such disposal shall follow procedures of the State Records Commission.
(d) Subsection (c) shall also apply to all records of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy filed in the Office of Vital Statistics prior to adoption of this chapter.
Reports of fetal death; reports of induced termination of pregnancy.
(a) A report of fetal death shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar, within five days after the occurrence is known if the fetus has advanced to, or beyond, the twentieth week of uterogestation.
(1) When a fetal death occurs in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative shall prepare and file the report.
(2) When a fetal death occurs outside an institution, the physician in attendance shall prepare and file the report.
(3) When a fetal death occurs without medical attendance, the county medical examiner, the state medical examiner, or the coroner shall determine the cause of fetal death and shall prepare and file the report.
(4) When a fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance in this state or when a dead fetus is found in this state and the place of fetal death is unknown, the fetal death shall be reported in this state. The county where the fetus was first removed from the conveyance or the dead fetus was found shall be considered the county of fetal death.
(b) A report of induced termination of pregnancy for each induced termination of pregnancy which occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar, no later than 10 days after the last day of the month during which the procedure was performed.
(1) When the induced termination of pregnancy is performed in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative shall prepare and file the report.
(2) When the induced termination of pregnancy is performed outside an institution, the physician in attendance shall prepare and file the report.
(3) Reports of induced termination of pregnancy shall not contain the name or the address of the patient whose pregnancy was terminated, nor shall the report contain any other information identifying the patient.
(4) Individual induced termination of pregnancy reports shall be maintained in strict confidence by the Office of Vital Statistics, shall not be available for public inspection, shall not be available in court for any purpose, and shall not be subject to discovery in any civil action except as provided in subdivision (b)(5) of this section.
(5) The Office of Vital Statistics shall periodically make available aggregate data about the induced terminations of pregnancy performed in this state, but the Office of Vital Statistics shall not release the names of individual physicians or other staff members employed by institutions performing induced terminations of pregnancy. The Office of Vital Statistics shall not release the number of procedures performed by any particular institution or physician, except at the request of the board or its attorney pursuant to an investigation of civil or criminal legal action related to licensure or the need for licensure of health facilities or similar investigation or legal action for failure to file reports required by this section.
(6) The State Registrar may authorize the use of other aggregate statistical data for official government use.
(c) The reports required under this section are statistical reports only and are not to be incorporated into the official records of the Office of Vital Statistics. Certified copies of these records shall not be issued by the Office of Vital Statistics. Except when copies of reports must be maintained pursuant to subdivision (b)(5) of this section, the State Registrar shall dispose of all individual reports received as soon as practicable after data from the forms is transferred to the database of the Center for Health Statistics, or after the board or its attorney declares there is no further need for the forms pursuant to subdivision (b)(5) of this section. Such disposal shall follow procedures of the State Records Commission.
(d) Subsection (c) shall also apply to all records of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy filed in the Office of Vital Statistics prior to adoption of this chapter.
Reports of fetal death; reports of induced termination of pregnancy.
(a) A report of fetal death shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar, within five days after the occurrence is known if the fetus has advanced to, or beyond, the twentieth week of uterogestation.
(1) When a fetal death occurs in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative shall prepare and file the report.
(2) When a fetal death occurs outside an institution, the physician in attendance shall prepare and file the report.
(3) When a fetal death occurs without medical attendance, the county medical examiner, the state medical examiner, or the coroner shall determine the cause of fetal death and shall prepare and file the report.
(4) When a fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance in this state or when a dead fetus is found in this state and the place of fetal death is unknown, the fetal death shall be reported in this state. The county where the fetus was first removed from the conveyance or the dead fetus was found shall be considered the county of fetal death.
(b) A report of induced termination of pregnancy for each induced termination of pregnancy which occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed by the State Registrar, no later than 10 days after the last day of the month during which the procedure was performed.
(1) When the induced termination of pregnancy is performed in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative shall prepare and file the report.
(2) When the induced termination of pregnancy is performed outside an institution, the physician in attendance shall prepare and file the report.
(3) Reports of induced termination of pregnancy shall not contain the name or the address of the patient whose pregnancy was terminated, nor shall the report contain any other information identifying the patient.
(4) Individual induced termination of pregnancy reports shall be maintained in strict confidence by the Office of Vital Statistics, shall not be available for public inspection, shall not be available in court for any purpose, and shall not be subject to discovery in any civil action except as provided in subdivision (b)(5) of this section.
(5) The Office of Vital Statistics shall periodically make available aggregate data about the induced terminations of pregnancy performed in this state, but the Office of Vital Statistics shall not release the names of individual physicians or other staff members employed by institutions performing induced terminations of pregnancy. The Office of Vital Statistics shall not release the number of procedures performed by any particular institution or physician, except at the request of the board or its attorney pursuant to an investigation of civil or criminal legal action related to licensure or the need for licensure of health facilities or similar investigation or legal action for failure to file reports required by this section.
(6) The State Registrar may authorize the use of other aggregate statistical data for official government use.
(c) The reports required under this section are statistical reports only and are not to be incorporated into the official records of the Office of Vital Statistics. Certified copies of these records shall not be issued by the Office of Vital Statistics. Except when copies of reports must be maintained pursuant to subdivision (b)(5) of this section, the State Registrar shall dispose of all individual reports received as soon as practicable after data from the forms is transferred to the database of the Center for Health Statistics, or after the board or its attorney declares there is no further need for the forms pursuant to subdivision (b)(5) of this section. Such disposal shall follow procedures of the State Records Commission.
(d) Subsection (c) shall also apply to all records of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy filed in the Office of Vital Statistics prior to adoption of this chapter.
