Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 10 - Public Health Administration
Subchapter 10 - Registries
Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Vital Records
Section 216-RICR-10-10-1.23 - Responsibility for Filing
Universal Citation: 216 RI Code of Rules 10 10 1.23
Current through December 26, 2024
A. Responsibility for filing of the fetal death certificate shall reside with one (1) of the following:
1. The funeral director, his/her
duly authorized agent or person acting as such, who first assumes custody of a
fetus for the purpose of final disposition or removal from the State;
or
2. The person in charge of the
institution where the fetal death occurred, when the institution disposes of
the fetus; or
3. The physician or
other person in attendance at or after the delivery, when the fetal death does
not occur in a hospital or other institution and no funeral director assumes
custody of the fetus.
B. Prior to filing the fetal death certificate, the person responsible for its filing shall obtain the personal information required on the certificate from the best source available and the medical certification, including cause of death, from the person responsible therefor.
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