Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 97 - Death Registration and Disposition of Dead Human Bodies
Rule 641-97.4 - Standard Registration of Fetal Death-up to One Year
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
Iowa fetal death records submitted for registration within one year from the date of fetal death shall be prepared on the standard Certificate of Fetal Death form. A fetal death certificate shall not be filed after one year from the date of the event. A fetal death record shall not be entered into the electronic death record system.
(1) When a fetal death occurs in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or the person's designee, the physician in attendance at or after delivery, or a medical examiner may assist in preparation of the Certificate of Fetal Death form as directed by the state registrar.
(2) In cases in which a fetus has reached the gestation period of 20 completed weeks or more or a weight of 350 grams or more, a Certificate of Fetal Death form shall be:
(3) The county in which the dead human fetus is found is the county of death. The certificate shall be filed within three days after the fetus is found.
(4) If the fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance, the county in which the fetus is first removed from the conveyance is the county of death.
(5) A blank Certificate of Fetal Death form shall be used only by the state registrar or authorized agents.
