New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 2 - VITAL STATISTICS
Part 2 - VITAL RECORDS AND STATISTICS
Section 7.2.2.9 - REGISTRATION OF BIRTH

Universal Citation: 7 NM Admin Code 7.2.2.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A certificate of birth registration form for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed with the bureau within 10 days after the birth and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with the Vital Records Act and related regulations. Exceptions shall be only those noted in the Vital Records Act or related regulations, or upon written authorization of the state registrar.

A. Infants of unknown parentage: Foundling registration. The report for an infant of unknown parentage shall be registered on a foundling report, and:

(1) show the required facts as determined by approximation and show parentage information as "unknown";

(2) show the signature and title of the custodian in lieu of the attendant.

B. Safe haven registration: If parentage information is known for a safe haven baby under the Safe Haven For Infants Act, Sections 24-22-1 to 24-22-8 NMSA 1978, (it shall be entered on the certificate of birth registration form for filing with the state registrar. If no parentage information is known, the certificate of birth registration form shall be completed as a foundling registration.

C. Birth registration - 11 days to one year: Birth registrations forms filed after 10 days, but within one year from the date of birth, shall be filed on the certificate of birth registration form in the manner prescribed in Section 24-14-13 NMSA 1978. Certificates issued pursuant to the section shall not be marked "delayed."

(1) In any case where the certificate of birth registration form is signed by someone other than the licensed attendant or person in charge of the institution where the birth occurred, a notarized statement setting forth the reason therefore must be attached to the certificate. The state registrar may require additional evidence in support of facts of birth or an explanation why the certificate of birth registration form was not filed within the required 10 days.

(2) Out-of-hospital births not attended by a licensed medical attendant (physician, licensed certified nurse midwife, licensed midwife, emergency medical technician) must be signed by the mother as certifier, and sworn by any other person in attendance (if any other person was in attendance), and must be accompanied by notarized documents which prove both that a birth occurred and the New Mexico county in which the birth occurred. The state registrar will issue instructions containing a list of documents which will be acceptable as proof of birth, and as proof of residency.

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