Montana § 50-15-208 - Birth Registration For Stillbirth -- Requirements
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§ 50-15-208. Birth Registration For Stillbirth -- Requirements
Birth registration for stillbirth -- requirements. (1) The department shall establish a certificate of birth resulting in a stillbirth on a form adopted by the department when the birth results in a stillbirth. Upon request by a parent, a certificate of birth resulting in a stillbirth must be filed in addition to the fetal death certificate provided for in 50-15-403 . Upon request, a certificate of birth resulting in a stillbirth must be provided to a parent. (2) A certificate of birth resulting in a stillbirth may be filed by: (a) the physician, the physician's designee, or the direct-entry midwife licensed pursuant to Title 37, chapter 27, in attendance at a stillbirth; (b) the person in attendance at a stillbirth; (c) the father or the mother; (d) in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the stillbirth occurred; or (e) the local registrar if 50-15-202 applies. (3) The department shall adopt rules providing for: (a) the time by which the certificate of birth resulting in a stillbirth must be filed after the stillbirth; (b) the evidence required to establish the facts of a stillbirth; and (c) the information required on a certificate of birth resulting in a stillbirth.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-15-208 ("Birth Registration For Stillbirth -- Requirements") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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