Montana § 50-15-208 Birth Registration For Stillbirth -- Requirements

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§ 50-15-208 — Birth Registration For Stillbirth -- Requirements

Montana § 50-15-208

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 15VITAL STATISTICS

Part 2Birth

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Mont. Code Ann. § 50-15-208 (2026).

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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.

(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 fathe

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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.
(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.