Ch. 6, § 1. Responsibility for Filing

A stillbirth certificate shall be filed for all stillbirths with a gestation of twenty (20) or more completed weeks. (a) The funeral director who first assumes custody of a stillbirth shall: (i) Notify the coroner if the stillbirth occurred without medical attendance; (ii) Complete all items except those in the section pertaining to cause of death; (iii) Obtain all necessary signatures and review the certificate for completeness and accuracy; (iv) File the certificate with the local registrar of the county in which the stillbirth occurred. (b) In the absence of a funeral director, the person in attendance at or after the delivery shall prepare and file the stillbirth certificate. (c) When a stillbirth occurs in a health care facility, the person in charge of the facility shall make available information regarding that stillbirth for the purpose of completing the certificate.