Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0059 - Vital Records Services
Chapter 6 - STILLBIRTH REGISTRATION
Section 6-1 - Responsibility for Filing
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 6-1
Current through September 21, 2024
A stillbirth certificate shall be filed for all stillbirths with a gestation of twenty (20) or more completed weeks.
(a) The funeral director who first assumes custody of a stillbirth shall:
(i) Notify the
coroner if the stillbirth occurred without medical attendance;
(ii) Complete all items except those in the
section pertaining to cause of death;
(iii) Obtain all necessary signatures and
review the certificate for completeness and accuracy;
(iv) File the certificate with the local
registrar of the county in which the stillbirth occurred.
(b) In the absence of a funeral director, the person in attendance at or after the delivery shall prepare and file the stillbirth certificate.
(c) When a stillbirth occurs in a health care facility, the person in charge of the facility shall make available information regarding that stillbirth for the purpose of completing the certificate.
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