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IN Code § 16-36-7-41 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-41. Affidavit; Requirements; Immunity

Sec. 41. (a) A health care representative designated in an advance directive or a person who was present during the signing of the advance directive may furnish to a health care provider or other person an affidavit that states, to the best knowledge of the health care representative:(1) that the document attached to and furnished with the affidavit is a true copy of the named declarant's advance directive that is currently in effect;(2) that the declarant is alive;(3) that the advance directive was validly executed;(4) if the effectiveness of the health care representative's authority to act under the advance directive begins upon the occurrence of a certain event, that the event has occurred and the health care representative has authority to act;(5) if the health care representative who furnishes the affidavit does not have the highest priority to act under the explicit terms of the advance directive, an explanation that all health care representatives who are identified in the advance directive as having higher priority are not reasonably available to act; and(6) that the relevant powers granted to the health care representative have not been altered or terminated.An affidavit signed and furnished under this section may include information based on the affiant's personal knowledge about the manner in which the advance directive was signed under subsection (b) and section 28(c), 28(d), or 28(e) of this chapter. An affidavit under this section must be signed, sworn to, and acknowledged by the affiant in the presence of a notarial officer, unless the affiant swears or affirms to the accuracy of the affidavit's contents under the penalties for perjury.(b) A health care provider or other person who:(1) relies on an affidavit described in subsection (a); and(2) acts in good faith;is immune from liability that might otherwise arise from the health care provider's or other person's actions in reliance on the advance directive that is the subject of the affidavit.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-43 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-43. Individuals Who May Not Serve as Proxy

Sec. 43. The following individuals may not serve as a proxy under section 42 of this chapter:(1) An individual specifically disqualified in the declarant's advance directive.(2) A spouse who:(A) is legally separated; or(B) has a petition for dissolution, legal separation, or annulment of marriage that is pending in a court;from the individual.(3) An individual who is subject to a protective order or other court order that directs that individual to avoid contact with the declarant.(4) An individual who is subject to a pending criminal charge in which the declarant was the alleged victim.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-36-7-44 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 36. Medical Consent|Chapter 7. Health Care Advance Directives|16-36-7-44. Material Conflict Between Multiple Documents

Sec. 44. If a declarant has become and remains incapacitated and has previously executed a valid advance directive under this chapter and executed:(1) an appointment of a health care representative executed under IC 16-36-1 before January 1, 2023;(2) a durable power of attorney granting health care powers and executed under IC 30-5 before January 1, 2023; or(3) a similar advance directive executed by the declarant under the laws of another state in which the declarant was physically present at the time of signing; andif a material conflict exists between multiple documents described in this section or if a material conflict exists between the health care decisions that different health care representatives or other authorized agents propose to make under the multiple documents, or if there is a material difference between the documents, then the document signed last by the declarant and the authority of the named representatives or agents in that document controls.As added by P.L.50-2021, SEC.63.
IN Code § 16-37-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-1. Administration; Guidelines

Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall provide a system of vital statistics for Indiana to be administered by a division of the state department.(b) The state department shall provide to the local vital records offices guidelines concerning the interpretation of laws and the state department's rules concerning vital statistics to assure uniform application of the state laws and rules.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.138-2019, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-37-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-2. State Registrar; Duties

Sec. 2. The employee in charge of the division of the state department administering the system of vital statistics shall be known as the state registrar and shall do the following:(1) Keep the files and records pertaining to vital statistics.(2) Perform the duties prescribed by the state department.(3) Perform the duties required under IC 10-13-5-11.(4) Administer the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5-2.(5) Maintain records of paternity determinations as provided by IC 31-14-9.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-4.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.100-1994, SEC.1; P.L.1-1997, SEC.90; P.L.2-2003, SEC.54.
IN Code § 16-37-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-3. State Department Duties; Rules

Sec. 3. The state department shall do the following:(1) Prescribe the information to be contained in each kind of application, certificate, report, or permit required by this article.(2) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the following:(A) Collecting, transcribing, compiling, and preserving vital statistics.(B) The form, execution, filing, and recording of paternity affidavits executed under IC 16-37-2-2.1.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-5.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.60; P.L.133-1995, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-37-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-4. Registration Districts

Sec. 4. Each local health jurisdiction is a registration district for vital statistics and the local health officer shall be the local registrar.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-3.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-5. Monthly Report of Local Health Officer

Sec. 5. (a) The local health officer, on the fourth day of each month, shall report to the state department concerning the births, deaths, and stillbirths that occurred within the local health officer's jurisdiction within the preceding month. However, after December 31, 2010, the local health officer, beginning five (5) days after electronically receiving the form required for the Indiana birth registration system or the Indiana death registration system, shall use the Indiana birth registration system and the Indiana death registration system established under section 3.1 of this chapter to report the births and deaths that occur in the local health officer's jurisdiction, and shall report each birth or death to the state department not later than five (5) days after being informed of the birth or death.(b) If there are no births, deaths, or stillbirths to report, the local health officer shall indicate that information each month in a format prescribed by the state department.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-18-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-1996, SEC.1; P.L.61-2009, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-37-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-6. Contents of Monthly Report

Sec. 6. The report of the local health officer must contain the following:(1) The original copy of each certificate of birth, death, or stillbirth.(2) A certification that no other births, deaths, or stillbirths occurred within the jurisdiction to the best of the health officer's knowledge and belief.(3) A copy of each paternity affidavit filed with the health officer under IC 16-37-2-2.1.(4) Any other information required by the state department.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-18-2.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.101-1994, SEC.1; P.L.46-1995, SEC.61; P.L.133-1995, SEC.12.
IN Code § 16-37-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-7. Birth Certificate Requests; Permanent Records

Sec. 7. (a) Both the state registrar and the local health officer shall maintain a permanent record, accompanying the birth records, that contains for each request for a certified copy of a birth certificate the following:(1) The date of the request.(2) The name and address of the person making the request.(b) The permanent record for each request required under this section may be maintained in the Indiana birth registration system (IBRS).[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-18(a) part; 16-1-19-3(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.87-1994, SEC.9; P.L.138-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-37-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-8. Prerequisites to Issuance of Birth Certificate; Judicial Review; Missing Child Certificates; Excluded Information

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a local health officer shall provide a certification of birth, death, or stillbirth registration upon request by any person only if:(1) the health officer is satisfied that the applicant has a direct interest in the matter;(2) the health officer determines that the certificate is necessary for the determination of personal or property rights or for compliance with state or federal law; and(3) the applicant for a birth certificate presents at least one (1) form of identification.However, the local health officer must issue a certificate of an applicant's own birth registration.(b) A local health officer's decision whether or not to issue a certified copy of a birth certificate is subject to review by a court.(c) A local health officer may not issue a copy of a birth certificate of a missing child to which a notice has been attached under IC 10-13-5-11 without the authorization of the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults.(d) Upon determination that a person may be provided a certification of death under subsection (a), the local health officer shall provide to the person a certification of death that excludes information concerning the cause of death if the person requests the exclusion of this information.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-18(a) part, (c), (d); 16-1-19-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.55; P.L.123-2007, SEC.1; P.L.43-2009, SEC.16.
IN Code § 16-37-1-8.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-8.5. Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; Required Contents of Certificate

Sec. 8.5. (a) Upon request by a parent of a stillborn child, a local health officer shall provide to the parent a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.(b) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth provided under subsection (a) must contain the following:(1) The caption "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth".(2) A space for the name of the stillborn child.(c) A certificate provided under this section is in addition to a certificate of stillbirth registration provided under section 8 of this chapter.(d) For purposes of federal, state, and local taxes, the certificate provided under this section is not proof of a live birth.(e) A local health department may charge the same fee for a certificate provided under this section as the fee charged for a certificate of birth registration provided under section 8 of this chapter.(f) A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth must be issued on tamper resistant paper.As added by P.L.13-2002, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-37-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-9. Registration Certificate Charges

Sec. 9. (a) A local health department may make a charge under IC 16-20-1-27 for each certificate of birth, death, or stillbirth registration. IC 5-14-3-8(d) does not apply to the health department making a charge for a certificate of birth, death, or stillbirth registration under IC 16-20-1-27.(b) If the local department of health makes a charge for a certificate of death under subsection (a), the coroners continuing education fee described in subsection (e) must be added to the rate established under IC 16-20-1-27. The local department of health shall deposit any coroners continuing education fees with the county auditor within thirty (30) days after collection. The county auditor shall transfer semiannually any coroners continuing education fees to the treasurer of state.(c) Notwithstanding IC 16-20-1-27, a charge may not be made for furnishing a certificate of birth, death, or stillbirth registration to a person or to a member of the family of a person who needs the certificate for one (1) of the following purposes:(1) To establish the person's age or the dependency of a member of the person's family in connection with:(A) the person's service in the armed forces of the United States; or(B) a death pension or disability pension of a person who is serving or has served in the armed forces of the United States.(2) To establish or to verify the age of a child in school who desires to secure a work permit.(d) Notwithstanding IC 16-20-1-27, a charge may not be made for furnishing a certificate of birth to an individual who represents, pursuant to IC 31-36-3-4(b), a homeless youth (as defined in IC 31-36-3-4) and presents a fee and consent waiver affidavit described in IC 31-36-3-4(c).(e) The coroners continuing education fee is:(1) one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) after June 30, 2007, and before July 1, 2013;(2) two dollars ($2) after June 30, 2013, and before July 1, 2018;(3) two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) after June 30, 2018, and before July 1, 2023;(4) two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) after June 30, 2023, and before July 1, 2028;(5) two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) after June 30, 2028, and before July 1, 2033;(6) three dollars ($3) after June 30, 2033, and before July 1, 2038;(7) three dollars and twenty-five cents ($3.25) after June 30, 2038, and before July 1, 2043; and(8) three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) after June 30, 2043.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-18(b); 16-1-19-2.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.36-1993, SEC.2; P.L.215-2007, SEC.3; P.L.225-2007, SEC.2; P.L.3-2008, SEC.110; P.L.155-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-37-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-11. Record Search or Amendment; Fees

Sec. 11. (a) The state department shall charge and collect a fee of eight dollars ($8) for each search of the records in the division of vital records. If the requested record is found, one (1) certification of the record will be issued without charge. Additional certifications of the same record will be issued at that time for an additional fee of four dollars ($4) for each record.(b) The state department shall charge and collect an additional fee of eight dollars ($8) for any amendment to a record previously filed with the division of vital records.(c) Verification without charge will be issued to an agency of local, state, or federal government upon written request by the agency.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-19-4.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.168-2003, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-37-1-11.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-11.5. Birth Problems Registry Fee

Sec. 11.5. In addition to the fee charged by the state department under section 11 of this chapter for a search of the records in the division of vital records, the state department shall charge a birth problems registry fee of two dollars ($2) for each search of the records for a birth certificate. The fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the birth problems registry fund established by IC 16-38-4-17.As added by P.L.180-1993, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-37-1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-12. Fraud; Felony

Sec. 12. A person who, with intent to defraud:(1) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to a local health officer or to the state registrar for a certified copy of a birth certificate;(2) makes a false or fraudulent statement in applying to the state registrar for permission to inspect public birth records held by the state registrar;(3) alters, counterfeits, or mutilates a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a local health officer or by the state registrar; or(4) uses an altered, a counterfeit, or a mutilated certified copy of a birth certificate;commits a Level 6 felony.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-19-6.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.41-2008, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.239.
IN Code § 16-37-1-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 1. General Provisions|16-37-1-13. Violations; Sanctions

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d) or as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.(c) A person who:(1) is licensed under IC 25 in a profession listed in section 3.1(c) of this chapter; and(2) recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter;is subject only to sanctions under IC 25-1-9-4(a)(3).(d) The state department may not begin sanctioning a person for failing to submit a document in electronic format as required in section 3.1 of this chapter until January 1, 2012.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.34.
IN Code § 16-37-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-1. "Person in Attendance at Birth"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "person in attendance at birth" means one (1) of the following:(1) A licensed attending physician.(2) A certified direct entry midwife or a certified nurse midwife.(3) Another individual who:(A) holds a license of the type designated by the governing board of a hospital, after consultation with the hospital's medical staff, to attend births at the hospital; and(B) is in attendance at the birth.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-2(7).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.148-1996, SEC.2; P.L.232-2013, SEC.3.
IN Code § 16-37-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-2. Birth Certificate and Paternity Affidavit; Persons Responsible for Filing or Preparation; Release of Paternity Affidavit

Sec. 2. (a) A person in attendance at a live birth shall do the following:(1) File with the local health officer the following:(A) A certificate of birth.(B) Any paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1(c)(1) of this chapter.Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), the person in attendance at a live birth shall use the Indiana birth registration system established under IC 16-37-1-3.1 to electronically file a birth certificate or paternity affidavit under this subdivision.(2) Advise the mother of a child born out of wedlock of:(A) the availability of paternity affidavits under section 2.1 of this chapter; and(B) the existence of the putative father registry established by IC 31-19-5-2.(b) If there was no person in attendance at the birth, one (1) of the parents shall file with the local health officer the following:(1) A certificate of birth.(2) Any paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter.(c) If:(1) no person was in attendance at the birth and neither parent is able to prepare the certificate; or(2) the local health officer does not receive a certificate of birth;the local health officer shall prepare a certificate of birth from information secured from any person who has knowledge of the birth.(d) A local health department shall inform the Title IV-D agency (as defined in IC 31-9-2-130) regarding each paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter that the local health department receives under this section.(e) A paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1(c)(1) of this chapter shall be filed with the local health officer not more than five (5) days after the child's birth.(f) An attorney or agency that arranges an adoption may at any time request that the state department search its records to determine whether a man executed a paternity affidavit under section 2.1 of this chapter in relation to a child who is or may be the subject of an adoption that the attorney or agency is arranging.(g) Not more than ten (10) days after receiving a request from an attorney or agency under subsection (f), the state department shall submit an affidavit to the attorney or agency verifying whether a paternity affidavit has been filed under this section. If a paternity affidavit has been filed regarding a child who is the subject of a request under subsection (f), the state department shall release a copy of the paternity affidavit to the requesting attorney or agency.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-1; 16-1-16-2; 16-1-16-4.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.100-1994, SEC.2; P.L.46-1995, SEC.62; P.L.133-1995, SEC.13; P.L.1-1997, SEC.92; P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.30; P.L.61-2009, SEC.7; P.L.138-2019, SEC.7.
IN Code § 16-37-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-3. Time for Filing Birth Certificate

Sec. 3. A certificate of birth shall be filed not more than five (5) days after the birth occurs.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-3.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-4. Acceptance of Delayed Filed Birth Certificates

Sec. 4. A local health officer may accept a certificate of birth presented for filing not more than twelve (12) months after the birth occurred if the attending physician, certified nurse midwife, certified direct entry midwife, or other person desiring to file the certificate states the reason for the delay in writing. This statement shall be made a part of the certificate of birth.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-5.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.232-2013, SEC.4; P.L.141-2014, SEC.17.
IN Code § 16-37-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-5. Birth Certificates Presented More Than 12 Months After Birth

Sec. 5. A certificate of birth presented for filing more than twelve (12) months after the birth occurred is a delayed certificate of birth and the record shall be filed only with the state department.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-8.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.141-2014, SEC.18.