§ 35-1-419 — Stillbirth registration

(a) A stillbirth certificate for each stillbirth which
occurs in this state after gestation period of twenty (20)
completed weeks or more shall be filed with the local registrar
of the registration district in which the delivery occurred
within three (3) days after the delivery and prior to removal of
the stillbirth from the state. If the place of stillbirth is
unknown, a stillbirth certificate shall be filed in the
registration district in which a stillbirth was found within
three (3) days after the occurrence. If a stillbirth occurs on a
moving conveyance, a stillbirth certificate shall be filed in
the registration district in which the stillbirth was first
removed from the conveyance.
(b) The funeral director or person acting as such who
first assumes custody of a stillbirth shall file the stillbirth
certificate. In the absence of such a person, the physician or
other person in attendance at or after the delivery shall file
the stillbirth certificate.
(c) The medical certification shall be completed and
signed within a reasonable time after delivery by the physician
in attendance at or after delivery except when inquiry is
required by the postmortem examination. When a stillbirth occurs
without medical attendance to the mother at or after the
delivery or when inquiry is required by the postmortem
examination, the coroner shall investigate the cause of
stillbirth and shall complete and sign the medical certification
within a reasonable time after taking charge of the case.