Rhode Island § 23-3-10.2 § 23-3-10.2. Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth — Filing.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-3-10.2 — § 23-3-10.2. Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth — Filing.

Rhode Island § 23-3-10.2

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-3Vital Records

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-3-10.2 (2026).

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§ 23-3-10.2. Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth — Filing.
(a) The state registrar of vital records shall establish a certificate of birth resulting
            in stillbirth for fetal deaths, defined as the naturally occurring intrauterine death
            of a fetus that occurs after the twentieth (20th) week of pregnancy. The certificate
            shall be issued only at the request of either individual listed as mother or father
            on the report of fetal death. The certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall
            meet all of the format requirements for a certificate of live birth as provided for
            in this chapter. If the parents of the stillborn child decide not t

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§ 23-3-10.2. Certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth — Filing.

(a) The state registrar of vital records shall establish a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth for fetal deaths, defined as the naturally occurring intrauterine death of a fetus that occurs after the twentieth (20th) week of pregnancy. The certificate shall be issued only at the request of either individual listed as mother or father on the report of fetal death. The certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall meet all of the format requirements for a certificate of live birth as provided for in this chapter. If the parents of the stillborn child decide not to name the stillborn child, the person preparing a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall leave blank any references to the stillborn child's name.

(b) The certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be filed with the state registrar of vital records within ten (10) days after the delivery. When a birth resulting in stillbirth occurring in the state has not been registered within one year after the date of delivery, a certificate marked "delayedâ€� may be filed and registered in accordance with regulations of the department of health promulgated pursuant to the provisions of § 23-3-3 relating to evidentiary and other requirements sufficient to substantiate the alleged facts of birth resulting in stillbirth.