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RSA 5-C:21 · Distribution of the Birth Record

Title
I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter
5-C · VITAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Status
current
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5-C:21 Distribution of the Birth Record. –

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I.

The hospital or institution birth registrar shall forward a completed birth record to the division and clerk of the town or city no later than 6 days from the date of birth, and provide to the parents upon discharge from the hospital or institution an exact copy of the information that will appear on the official birth record of the newborn child. If the mother has signed release papers for adoption, the hospital or institution birth registrar shall make the notation "Adoption Pending" on the face of the parent's notice, and forward the parent notice to the division instead of giving it to the mother.

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II.

Hospital and institution birth registrars shall not issue any document resembling a birth certificate or which appears to be an official birth record.

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III.

The clerk of the town or city where the birth occurred shall review the information on the parent notice presented by the parent, and, if the information is confirmed by the parent, the clerk shall issue a certified copy of the birth certificate to the parent after receipt of payment pursuant to RSA 5-C:10. If the parent states that the information is incorrect, the clerk shall follow the correction procedures in RSA 5-C:85. In the case of a home birth, the clerk shall forward a copy of the completed birth record with the birth worksheet to the division within 2 business days of its completion; mail the parent notice to the parent or personally present it to the parent; and exchange the parent notice for a certified copy after payment of the fee required by RSA 5-C:10.

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IV.

The division shall provide the following to the city or town of residence of the mother:

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(a)

The child's name.

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(b)

The child's date of birth.

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(c)

The child's place of birth.

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(d)

The father's name.

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(e)

The mother's name.

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(f)

The state file number, which is a unique, sequential identifying number assigned by the division.

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V.

If corrections of misspellings or typographical errors are required, the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall forward a notice of changes to the division and issue a certified copy of the birth record, as amended, to the parents. Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

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Source note

Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Source history

  • 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006

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