1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; specifying how a certified birth record must document a stillbirth;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.2151, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.2151, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3a.Standardized format for certified birth records documenting stillbirth. A 
1.8 	certificate of birth documenting a stillbirth under this chapter must be substantially in the 
1.9 	form prescribed in this section. Forms certified for public distribution must be substantially 
1.10 	in the following form:
1.11 	"CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH

1.12	DATE OF DELIVERY:
	RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH
		
1.13		DECEASED [DATE]
		
1.14	NAME:
			
1.15	WEIGHT:
			
1.16	SEX:
			
1.17	BIRTH PLURALITY:
			
1.18	PLACE OF DELIVERY:
			
1.19	CITY:
			
1.20	COUNTY:
			
1.21	PARENT:
			
1.22	DATE OF BIRTH:
			
1.23	BIRTH PLACE:
			
2.1	PARENT:
			
2.2	DATE OF BIRTH:
			
2.3	BIRTH PLACE:

		
2.4 	THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH 
2.5 	REPORTED TO THE OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS.
2.6 	ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENTAGE IS NOT REQUIRED.
2.7 	MR&C Certificate ID."
2.8 	The font used for "CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH" must be 12-point font and the remainder 
2.9 	of the certificate must be in 10-point font.

2.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for all certificates of birth documenting 
2.11 	a stillbirth executed on or after July 1, 2019.