Louisiana § RS 40:92 - Certificate of stillbirth; requirements
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§ RS 40:92. Certificate of stillbirth; requirements
A.(1) In addition to the requirements in R.S. 40:47 and 49, the state registrar shall establish a certificate of stillbirth on a form approved by the state registrar for each spontaneous fetal death which occurs in this state after twenty complete weeks of gestation or more, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period began to the date of delivery, or a weight of three hundred fifty grams or more; and for each instance of spontaneous fetal death when a parent of a stillborn child requests a certificate of stillbirth.
(2) The certificate established pursuant to this Section shall be provided by the vital records registry upon the request of the parent or parents of a stillborn child.
B. The certificate of stillbirth shall be identified as a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name of the child who shall be identified as deceased, or if the child is not named, the preparer shall include the sex of the child who shall be identified as deceased.
(2) The date and location of the stillbirth.
(3) The name of the mother and the father if the father's name is available.
(4) The certificate of stillbirth shall clearly indicate that it is not proof of a live birth.
C. One copy of the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be provided by the vital records registry at no cost upon request. Additional copies shall be subject to the same fees as a certificate of live birth as provided in R.S. 40:40.
Acts 2003, No. 591, §1; Acts 2019, No. 100, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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