PART I. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS ACT

 

§338-1  Definitions of terms.  As usedin this part unless the context otherwise indicates:

"Dead body" means lifeless humanbody, or such parts of the human body, or the bones thereof, from the state ofwhich it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred.

"Fetal death" is death prior to thecomplete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception,irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, that did not, after completeseparation from the mother, breathe or show any other evidence of life such asbeating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or movement of voluntarymuscle.

"Live birth" is the completeexpulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception that did,after complete expulsion or extraction from the mother, breathe or show anyother evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilicalcord, or movement of voluntary muscle, whether or not the umbilical cord wascut or the placenta attached.

"Person in charge of disposition of thebody" means any person who places, or causes to be placed, a stillbornchild, or dead body, or ashes, after cremation, in a grave, vault, urn, orother receptacle, or otherwise disposes thereof.

"Physician" means a person licensedto practice medicine or osteopathic medicine under part I of chapter 453 or apractitioner of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or surgery excepted from licensureby section 453-2(b)(3).

"Public health statistics" includes theregistration, preparation, transcription, collection, compilation, andpreservation of data pertaining to births, adoptions, legitimations, deaths,fetal deaths, morbidity, marital status, and data incidental thereto. [L 1949,c 327, §2; am L 1951, c 92, §1; RL 1955, §57-1; HRS §338-1; am L 1973, c 17,§5; am L 1975, c 66, §2(1); am L 1982, c 112, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c100, §1; am L 1993, c 131, §1; am L 2009, c 11, §44]

 

Note

 

  The 2009 amendment is retroactive to April 3, 2008.  L 2009,c 11, §76(2).

 

Revision Note

 

  Section "453-2(b)(3)" substituted for "453-2(3)".