Indiana § 16-20-1-17 Vital statistics; birth and death records

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-20-1-17 — Vital statistics; birth and death records

Indiana § 16-20-1-17

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 20LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

Ch. 1Powers and Duties of Local Health Departments

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Ind. Code § 16-20-1-17 (2026).

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(a)The local health officer shall collect, record, and report to the state department the vital statistics for the local health officer's area of jurisdiction.

(b)The local health officer shall be the registrar of births and deaths. After making a birth or death record, the local health officer shall, by the fourth day of each month, forward the original record to the state department. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-4.]

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(a) The local health officer shall collect,
record, and report to the state department the vital statistics for the
local health officer's area of jurisdiction.
(b) The local health officer shall be the registrar of births and
deaths. After making a birth or death record, the local health officer
shall, by the fourth day of each month, forward the original record to
the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-4-4.]