Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 192.0022 — CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH
HS § 192.0022Title 3. VITAL STATISTICS · Ch. 192. BIRTH RECORDS · Art. A. GENERAL REGISTRATION PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Stillbirth" means an unintended, intrauterine fetal death occurring in this state after a gestational age of not less than 20 completed weeks.
(2)"Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth" means a birth certificate issued to record the birth of a stillborn child.
(b)The person who is required to file a fetal death certificate under Section 193.002 shall advise the parent or parents of a stillborn child:
(1)that a parent may, but is not required to, request the preparation of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth;
(2)that a parent may obtain a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth by contacting the vital statistics unit to request the certificate and paying the required fee; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0547, eff. April 2, 2015.