Kentucky Statutes 213.096 – Combination birth-death or stillbirth certificate — Completion of form
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(1) Each fetal death of twenty (20) completed weeks’ gestation or more, calculated from the date last normal menstrual period began to the date of delivery or in which the fetus weighs three hundred fifty (350) grams or more, which occurs in the Commonwealth, shall be reported on a combination birth-death or stillbirth certificate in accordance with applicable provisions of KRS § 213.046 and KRS § 213.076. If the fetal death occurs in a hospital, the person in charge of the institution or the person’s designated representative shall complete the stillbirth certificate, obtain the medical certification, and file the certificate with the state registrar.
(2) The name of the father shall be entered on the stillbirth certificate in accordance with the provisions of KRS § 213.046.
(3) All abortions shall be reported in the manner prescribed in KRS § 213.101 and shall not be reported as stillbirths.
(4) If requested by the patient to whom an abortion is provided, the person in charge of the institution or the person’s designated representative shall complete the form created by the cabinet under subsection (3) of this section, obtain the medical certification, and file the certificate with the state registrar.
Effective:April 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 21, effective April 14, 2022. — Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 30, effective July 15, 2020. — Created 1990
Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 18, effective July 13, 1990.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/14/2022). This statute was amended by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 21. Section 38 of that Act states, “Sections 1 to
31 of this Act may be cited as the Humanity in Healthcare Act of 2022.”
(2) The name of the father shall be entered on the stillbirth certificate in accordance with the provisions of KRS § 213.046.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 213.096
- Abortion: means the purposeful interruption of pregnancy with the intention other than to produce a live-born infant or to remove a dead fetus and which does not result in a live birth. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- Certificate: means the certificate of birth, death, stillbirth, marriage, dissolution of marriage, or annulment as required by this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- Fetal death: means death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- File: means the presentation of a vital record provided for in this chapter for registration by the Vital Statistics Branch. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- Institution: means any establishment, public or private, which provides inpatient medical, surgical, or diagnostic care or treatment or nursing, custodial, or domiciliary care, or to which persons are committed by law. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(3) All abortions shall be reported in the manner prescribed in KRS § 213.101 and shall not be reported as stillbirths.
(4) If requested by the patient to whom an abortion is provided, the person in charge of the institution or the person’s designated representative shall complete the form created by the cabinet under subsection (3) of this section, obtain the medical certification, and file the certificate with the state registrar.
Effective:April 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 21, effective April 14, 2022. — Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 30, effective July 15, 2020. — Created 1990
Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 18, effective July 13, 1990.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/14/2022). This statute was amended by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 210, sec. 21. Section 38 of that Act states, “Sections 1 to
31 of this Act may be cited as the Humanity in Healthcare Act of 2022.”