Montana Code 50-15-208. Birth registration for stillbirth — requirements
50-15-208. 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.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-15-208
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(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.