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4601.0100 DEFINITIONS.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
For purposes of parts 4601.0100 to 4601.2600, the terms used have the meanings given them in this part.
Subp. 2.
Amendment.
"Amendment" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.212, subdivision 1a.
Subp. 3.
Certified birth record.
"Certified birth record" means the portion of a registered birth record, certified by a registrar, printed in a standardized format according to parts 4601.2500 and 4601.2525 and Minnesota Statutes, section 144.225, subdivision 8, and subject to tangible interest requirements under part 4601.2600 and Minnesota Statutes, section 144.225, subdivision 7.
Subp. 4.
Certified death record.
"Certified death record" means the portion of a registered death record, certified by a registrar, printed in a standardized format according to parts 4601.2500 and 4601.2550 and Minnesota Statutes, section 144.225, subdivision 8, and subject to tangible interest requirements under part 4601.2600 and Minnesota Statutes, section 144.225, subdivision 7.
Subp. 5.
Civil registration information.
"Civil registration information" means the portion of a birth record describing the registrant and the date and place of birth. Civil registration information includes fact of birth and demographic information. Civil registration information does not include health information as defined under subpart 14.
Subp. 8.
Delayed registration.
"Delayed registration" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.212, subdivision 2a.
Subp. 9.
Demographic information.
"Demographic information" means information required by the state registrar to describe characteristics of a registrant, the family of a registrant, and geographic locations pertinent to a registrant and a birth or death. Demographic information does not include health information as defined under subpart 14.
Subp. 10.
Fact of birth information.
"Fact of birth information" means information required by the state registrar to record the time and place a birth occurs and to identify the person born. Fact of birth information does not include health information as defined under subpart 14.
Subp. 11.
Fact of death information.
"Fact of death information" means information required by the state registrar to record the time and place a death occurs and to identify the person who is deceased. Fact of death information does not include cause and manner of death information.
Subp. 12.
Fetal death.
"Fetal death" means death of a product of human conception before the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, that is not an induced termination of pregnancy. The death is indicated by the fact that after expulsion or extraction, the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life, including beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of the voluntary muscles. Heartbeats are to be distinguished from transient cardiac contractions. Respirations are to be distinguished from fleeting respiratory efforts or gasps.
Subp. 13.
Funeral establishment.
"Funeral establishment" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 149A.02, subdivision 20.
Subp. 14.
Health information.
"Health information" means medical or statistical information from which an identification of risk for disease, disability, or developmental delay in a mother or child can be made.
Subp. 15.
Induced termination of pregnancy.
"Induced termination of pregnancy" means the purposeful interruption of an intrauterine pregnancy, with the intention other than to produce a live-born infant. This definition excludes management of prolonged retention of products of conception following fetal death.
Subp. 16.
Institution.
"Institution" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.215, subdivision 5.
Subp. 17.
Live birth.
"Live birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of human conception from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, that, after expulsion or extraction, breathes, or shows any other evidence of life, including beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Heartbeats are to be distinguished from transient cardiac contractions. Respirations are to be distinguished from fleeting respiratory efforts or gasps.
Subp. 18.
Notarized statement.
"Notarized statement" means a statement attested by a notary public who has fulfilled the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 358.41 to 358.50 and chapter 359.
Subp. 19.
Physician.
"Physician" means a person with a valid license in good standing under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147, to practice medicine as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 147.081, subdivision 3, or a person currently licensed in good standing to practice medicine under the laws of the person's resident state or the state where the person is actively practicing medicine.
Subp. 20.
Register.
"Register" means the acceptance of a birth or a death record by a registrar as the official record of the birth or death.
Subp. 22.
Registrar.
"Registrar" means a local registrar as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.212, subdivision 10, or the state registrar as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.212, subdivision 6.
Subp. 23.
Subregistrar.
"Subregistrar" means a licensed mortician who is authorized to issue a disposition permit or a transit permit as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 149A.93.
Subp. 24.
System of vital records.
"System of vital records" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.212, subdivision 7.
History:
25 SR 487; L 2001 1Sp9 art 15 s 32; L 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
Published Electronically:
September 30, 2015
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