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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to vital statistics.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 338, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§338- Certificates
of stillbirth. The
department of health shall issue a certificate of stillbirth to the parent or
parents named on a fetal death certificate issued in the case of a stillbirth,
upon the request of the parent or parents.
A certificate may be requested and issued regardless of the date on
which the fetal death certificate was issued.
The certificate shall include the name given to the stillborn fetus,
upon the request of the parent or parents."
SECTION 2. Section 338-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Stillbirth" means the unintended intrauterine death of a fetus that occurs after the clinical estimate of the twentieth week of gestation."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Certificates of Stillbirth; Vital Statistics; Department of Health
Description:
Requires the department of health to issue a certificate of stillbirth issued in the case of a stillbirth, upon request of the parent or parents.
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