Current through November 28, 2024
(a) When a birth
occurs in this state outside of a hospital or other institution, and the
certificate of birth is requested to be filed before the first birthday of the
child, the bureau will require additional evidence as set out in (b) of this
section before accepting the filing of the certificate.
(b) The person responsible for filing the
certificate of birth shall submit the additional evidence acceptable to the
bureau as follows:
(1) evidence of pregnancy,
including
(A) the prenatal medical
record;
(B) a statement from a
physician or other health care provider qualified to determine the pregnancy;
or
(C) a home visit by a public
health nurse or other health care provider concerning the pregnancy;
(2) evidence that the child was
born alive, including
(A) a statement from the
physician or other health care provider who saw or examined the child;
or
(B) an observation of the child
during a home visit by a public health nurse or other health care
provider;
(3) evidence
of the mother's presence in this state on the date of the birth, including
(A) if the birth occurred at the mother's
place of residence in this state,
(i) a
driver's license, or a state-issued identification card, that includes the
mother's current physical address of residence on the face of the license or
card;
(ii) a rent receipt that
includes the mother's name and physical address of residence; or
(iii) a utility, telephone, or other bill
that includes the mother's name and physical address of residence;
(B) if the birth occurred in the
state, but not at the mother's place of residence, an affidavit from a tenant
or a witness on the premises when the birth occurred in this state, affirming
that the mother was present on those premises at the time of the birth; for the
bureau to accept the affidavit under this sub-subparagraph, the affidavit must
include evidence similar to that specified in (3)(A) of this subsection
concerning the affiant's being on the premises and the mother's presence in
this state on the date of the birth.
(c) If evidence specified in this section is
unavailable, the bureau may accept other evidence of a similar type on which a
state registrar would rely to document the required information.
Authority:AS
18.50.020
AS
18.50.160
