Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS
Subchapter A - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 181.7 - Fetal Death (Stillbirth)
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 181.7
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A certificate of fetal death shall be filed for any fetus weighing 350 grams or more, or if the weight is unknown, a fetus aged 20 weeks or more as calculated from the start date of the last normal menstrual period to the date of delivery.
(b) A certificate of fetal death shall be considered properly filed:
(1) when all of the items thereon have been
satisfactorily and definitely answered; and
(2) when the certificate has been presented
for filing to the local registrar of the registration district in which the
fetal death (stillbirth) occurred or the fetus was found. A certificate of
fetal death (stillbirth) shall be filed with the local registrar within five
days after the date of fetal death (stillbirth).
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