- B. The physician, institution, or other person providing prenatal care shall provide the prenatal care information required for the report to the institution where the delivery is expected to occur not less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the expected delivery date. Any subsequent prenatal care information shall be submitted to the institution prior to submission of report of live birth.
- C. When a live birth occurs in an institution or en route thereto, the person in charge of the institution or his or her authorized designee shall obtain all data required by the Department, prepare the report, certify that the child was born alive at the place and time and on the date stated either by signature or by an approved electronic process, and submit the report within the required five (5) calendar days.
- D. In obtaining the information required for the report, all institutions shall use information gathering procedures, including worksheets, provided or approved by the State Registrar. Institutions may establish procedures to transfer, electronically or otherwise, information required for the report from other systems. Such procedures shall be reviewed and approved by the State Registrar prior to implementation to ensure that the information being transferred is the same as that being requested for the report.
- E. When a live birth occurs outside an institution:

(1) the information for the report of live birth shall be submitted in the format specified by the Department and in the following order of priority within five (5) calendar days of the live birth by:

(a) the medical institution at which the birth mother or gestational carrier and child are examined within five (5) calendar days of the live birth; or

(b) a licensed midwife or physician in attendance at the live birth; or

(c) the birth mother with documentary evidence as described in Section 502; or

(d) the coroner in cases where investigation is required.

(2) an order from a South Carolina Family Court shall be required to register a live birth when the report submitted does not include the minimum acceptable documentation required in the regulations or the State Registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the documentary evidence.

F. When a live birth occurs on a moving conveyance within the United States and the child is first removed from the conveyance in this state, the live birth shall be registered in this state and the place where it is first removed shall be considered the place of live birth. When a live birth occurs on a moving conveyance while in international waters or air space or in a foreign country or its air space and the child is first removed from the conveyance in this state, the live birth shall be registered in this State, but the report shall show the actual place of live birth insofar as can be determined.

- G. For purposes of live birth registration and maternity determination:

(1) The woman who gives live birth to the child shall be recorded as the birth mother and the information required by the report of live birth shall be that of the birth mother, except as required by Section 501.G(4);

(2) A court of competent jurisdiction may determine that a woman other than the live birth mother is the biological or genetic mother and order that the original live birth record be so replaced in accordance with Section 1109. The original live birth record shall then be placed under seal.