§ 16-37-1-5 — Monthly report of local health officer

Indiana § 16-37-1-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 37: VITAL STATISTICS
• Ch. 1: General Provisions

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(a) The local health officer, on the fourth day
of each month, shall report to the state department concerning the
births, deaths, and stillbirths that occurred within the local health
officer's jurisdiction within the preceding month. However, after
December 31, 2010, the local health officer, beginning five (5) days
after electronically receiving the form required for the Indiana birth
registration system or the Indiana death registration system, shall use
the Indiana birth registration system and the Indiana death registration
system established under section 3.1 of this chapter to report the births
and deaths that occur in the local health officer's jurisdiction, and shall
report each birth or death to the state department not later than five (5)
days after being informed of the birth or death.
(b) If there are no births, deaths, or stillbirths to report, the local
health officer shall indicate that information each month in a format
prescribed by the state department.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-18-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-1996, SEC.1; P.L.61-2009, SEC.6.