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AMENDED
March 25, 2003
H. 3528
Introduced by Reps. Sheheen, Delleney, Toole, Altman, Haskins, Coates and Viers
S. Printed 3/25/03--H.
Read the first time February 6, 2003.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 44-63-50 AND 44-63-55 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATE BE COMPLETED FOR EACH FETAL DEATH OCCURRING AFTER A GESTATIONAL PERIOD OF TWENTY WEEKS OR MORE AND TO REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH TO BE COMPLETED FOR EACH FETAL DEATH OCCURRING AFTER A GESTATIONAL PERIOD OF TWENTY WEEKS OR MORE AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE SPECIFICS FOR COMPLETION AND FILING OF THESE CERTIFICATES.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-63-55. (A) The state registrar shall develop a form entitled 'Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth' for distribution to all South Carolina delivering hospitals. The hospital shall provide and offer to complete this form, prior to discharge, for mothers whose delivery resulted in a fetal death of twenty completed weeks of gestation or more or a weight of three hundred fifty grams or more. The 'Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth' must be filed with the county registrar within three days following the delivery. The 'Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth' does not constitute proof of a live birth and does not replace the requirement to file a Report of Fetal Death as required in Regulation 61-19, Section 21.
(B) The person preparing the 'Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth' pursuant to this section shall leave blank any reference to the stillborn's name if the parent or parents do not provide this information.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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