00                       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2(HSS)                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to the issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in a stillbirth."                                  
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 18.50 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
04            Sec. 18.50.235. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. (a) After a                                  
05       stillbirth occurs in the state, the person required to file a fetal death registration under                      
06       AS 18.50.240(b) shall advise the mother and, if the father is present, the father                                 
07                 (1)  that the parent may request the preparation of a certificate of birth                              
08       resulting in stillbirth;                                                                                          
09                 (2)  that the parent may obtain a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth                          
10       by contacting the bureau; and                                                                                     
11                 (3)  of the contact information for the bureau.                                                         
12            (b)  A parent who requests a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth may                                
13       provide a name for placement on the certificate. If a name is not provided, the bureau                            
14       shall cause the certificate to show either "baby boy" or "baby girl," as appropriate, and                         
15       the last name of the parent who requested the certificate. The name provided on the                               

01       certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth must be the same name as the name on the                             
02       fetal death certificate.                                                                                          
03            (c)  A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth must include the state file                              
04       number of the corresponding fetal death certificate.                                                              
05            (d)  The department shall prescribe the form and content of a certificate of                                 
06       birth resulting in stillbirth to record the birth and specify the information required to                         
07       prepare the certificate.                                                                                          
08            (e)  A certificate issued under this section is not proof of a live birth, and the                           
09       certificate must contain the phrase "not proof of live birth." The bureau may not use a                           
10       certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth to calculate live birth statistics.                                  
11            (f)  A parent may request that the bureau issue a certificate of birth resulting in                          
12       stillbirth regardless of the date on which the certificate of fetal death was issued.                             
13            (g)  The department may adopt regulations needed to implement this section.                                  
14            (h)  In this section,                                                                                        
15                 (1)  "fetal death" has the meaning given in AS 18.50.950;                                               
16                 (2)  "stillbirth" means a fetal death that resulted in the issuance of a                                
17       fetal death certificate under AS 18.50.240.