Alabama § 22-9A-13.2 - Certificate of Nonviable Birth.

§ 22-9A-13.2. Certificate of Nonviable Birth.

(a)(1) Following a nonviable birth occurring before 20 weeks of gestation, a report of fetal death shall be electronically filed with the Office of Vital Statistics within five days after the fetal death is known, if a report is requested by the parent or parents.

(2) A report of fetal death filed pursuant to this section shall be filed as provided in Section 22-9A-13.

(b) The State Registrar of Vital Statistics, upon the request of a parent named on a report of fetal death filed on or after November 1, 2023, shall issue a Certificate of Nonviable Birth within 60 days from the date of the request.

(c) The State Board of Health shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section. In addition to any other information required by the board, the Certificate of Nonviable Birth shall include all of the following information:

(1) The date of the nonviable birth.

(2) The county where the nonviable birth occurred.

(3) The name of the child of nonviable birth as provided in the report of fetal death, if a name appears on the report of fetal death. If a name does not appear on the report of fetal death, the State Registrar, upon the request of a parent listed in the report of fetal death, shall add a name to the certificate when issued.

(4) The file number of the corresponding report of fetal death.

(5) The following statement: “This certificate is not proof of live birth.”

(d) Parental information shall not be changed or added to a Certificate of Nonviable Birth after the report is filed, except for minor corrections to the name of the parent recorded on a report of fetal death or upon the receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e) The fee for the issuance of the Certificate of Nonviable Birth shall be the same as the fee collected for the issuance of a certified copy of any other vital record.