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IN Code § 16-37-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-6. Rules for Accepting Delayed Birth Certificates

Sec. 6. The state department shall adopt rules concerning the application for, the supporting documents for, and the acceptance of delayed certificates of birth. The state department shall keep delayed certificates of birth in a file separate from other certificates of birth.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-9.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-7. Certificate of Birth Registration; Issuance to Delayed Birth Certificate Applicant

Sec. 7. The state department shall issue a certificate of birth registration without charge to the applicant for a delayed certificate of birth if the state department finds the application is properly executed.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-10.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-8. Probative Value of Delayed Birth Certificate

Sec. 8. The probative value of a delayed certificate of birth shall be determined by the judicial or administrative body or official before whom the certificate is offered as evidence.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-11.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-9. Permanent Record; Public Inspection; Adoptee Birth Records

Sec. 9. (a) The local health officer shall make a permanent record of the following from a birth certificate:(1) Name.(2) Sex.(3) Date of birth.(4) Place of birth.(5) Name of the parents.(6) Birthplace of the parents.(7) The date of filing of the certificate of birth.(8) The person in attendance at the birth.(9) Location of the birth, including whether the birth occurred at a hospital, licensed health care facility, home, or other non-health care facility.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the permanent record shall be open to public inspection. Upon request by an individual, a paper copy of the permanent record in subsection (a) must be provided by the local health officer.(c) The birth record of an adopted child remains subject to the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-19 regarding the release of adoption information.(d) The permanent record of the information required under this section may be maintained in the Indiana birth registration system (IBRS).[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-6.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.64; P.L.133-1995, SEC.15; P.L.1-1997, SEC.94; P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.32; P.L.2-1998, SEC.60; P.L.232-2013, SEC.5; P.L.138-2019, SEC.8.
IN Code § 16-37-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-10. "DNA Test"; Additions or Corrections to Birth Certificate; Evidence

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "DNA test" means an identification process in which the unique genetic code of an individual that is carried by the individual's deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is compared with the genetic codes of another individual.(b) The state department may make additions to or corrections in a certificate of birth on receipt of adequate documentary evidence, including the results of a DNA test under subsection (c) or a paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter.(c) The state department may make an addition to a birth certificate based on the results of a DNA test only if:(1) a father is not named on the birth certificate; and(2) a citation to this subsection as the authority for the addition is noted on the birth certificate.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-7.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.65; P.L.133-1995, SEC.16.
IN Code § 16-37-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-11. Custody of Children of Unknown Parentage; Reports

Sec. 11. A person who assumes custody of a child of unknown parentage shall report immediately to the local health officer.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-13.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-12. Children of Unknown Parentage; Certificates of Birth

Sec. 12. The local health officer shall prepare a certificate of birth for a child of unknown parentage. The place where the child was found or where custody was assumed shall be known as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation. If the child is identified or if a regular certificate of birth is found or obtained, the local health officer shall correct the health officer's records and file a corrected certificate of birth with the state department.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-14.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-13. Recorded Name of Child Born Out of Wedlock

Sec. 13. A child born out of wedlock shall be recorded:(1) under the name of the mother; or(2) as directed in a paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-15.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.66; P.L.133-1995, SEC.17.
IN Code § 16-37-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-14. Duties of Health Officer Regarding Paternity Affidavit

Sec. 14. If a paternity affidavit executed under section 2.1 of this chapter is filed with a local health officer, the local health officer shall do the following:(1) Correct the local record of birth by adding the name of the father to the certificate of birth.(2) File a copy of the affidavit with the report required by IC 16-37-1-6.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-16(b).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.67; P.L.133-1995, SEC.18.
IN Code § 16-37-2-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-15. Proper Name of Illegitimate Child Whose Parents Subsequently Marry

Sec. 15. If the parents of a child born out of wedlock in Indiana later marry, the child shall legally take the last name of the father.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-1-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-2-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-16. New Birth Certificate Upon Marriage of Illegitimate Child's Parents; Correction of Records

Sec. 16. If a man claiming to be the child's biological father marries the mother of a child born out of wedlock, the man and the mother may produce proof of the marriage and execute a paternity affidavit under section 2.1 of this chapter. The local health officer shall then remove all evidence of the fact that the child was born out of wedlock from the child's record of birth. The proof of marriage and executed paternity affidavit shall be forwarded to the state department by the local health officer. Upon receiving the proof of marriage and executed paternity affidavit, the state department shall make the corrections to the child's certificate of birth.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-16-16(a); 16-1-16-17.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.33.
IN Code § 16-37-2-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-18. Form of New Birth Certificate

Sec. 18. If a certificate of birth is issued from the record described in section 16 of this chapter, the certificate:(1) must include:(A) the full name of the child;(B) the date and place of birth;(C) the name of the father;(D) the maiden name of the mother; and(E) other data required;(2) must be uniform in color, size, and content with all other certificates; and(3) may not refer to the fact that the child was born out of wedlock.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-1-3.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.34.
IN Code § 16-37-2-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 2. Certification of Births|16-37-2-19. Violations

Sec. 19. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16 of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.(b) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-1. "Dead Body" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dead body" means a lifeless human body or parts or bones of the human body from the condition of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-2(4).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-2. "Person in Charge of Interment" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person in charge of interment" means a person who places or causes to be placed a stillborn child or dead body or the ashes, after cremation, in a grave, vault, urn, or other receptacle, or otherwise disposes of the body or ashes.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-15-2(5).]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-3. Certificate of Death or Stillbirth; Filing

Sec. 3. Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased, or the person in charge of interment shall use the Indiana death registration system established under IC 16-37-1-3.1 to file a certificate of death with the local health officer of the jurisdiction in which the death occurred.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.61-2009, SEC.8; P.L.156-2011, SEC.35; P.L.122-2012, SEC.3; P.L.138-2019, SEC.9; P.L.131-2020, SEC.4.
IN Code § 16-37-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-4. Securing Personal Data for Certificates

Sec. 4. The physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased, or the person in charge of interment shall secure the personal data required by the state department by rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 for preparation of the certificate of death or of stillbirth from the persons best qualified to give the information.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-2.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.36; P.L.131-2020, SEC.5.
IN Code § 16-37-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-5. Electronically Filing Death Certificate; Cause of Death Certification

Sec. 5. Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), if the person in charge of interment initiates the process, the person in charge of interment shall electronically provide a certificate of death to the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased. The physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased shall electronically certify to the local health department the cause of death on the certificate of death, using the Indiana death registration system.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-3.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.61-2009, SEC.9; P.L.156-2011, SEC.37; P.L.122-2012, SEC.4; P.L.138-2019, SEC.10; P.L.131-2020, SEC.6.
IN Code § 16-37-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-6. Cause of Death; Certification by Local Health Officer

Sec. 6. (a) If:(1) a death or stillbirth occurred without medical attendance; or(2) the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance is physically or mentally unable to sign the certificate of death or stillbirth;the local health officer shall inquire into the cause of death from anyone having knowledge of the facts regarding the cause of death.(b) The local health officer may issue a subpoena to obtain information and to employ a qualified pathologist to perform an autopsy when, in the judgment of the local health officer, those procedures are required to complete the inquiry. The local health officer shall then certify the cause of death on the basis of the information.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-4.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.131-2020, SEC.7.
IN Code § 16-37-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-7. Deaths Referred to the Coroner for Investigation

Sec. 7. (a) If the circumstances suggest that the death was caused by other than natural causes or a person dies or is declared dead in an emergency department and the emergency physician, who is the physician last in attendance, is uncertain as to the cause and manner of death, the following individual shall refer the case to the coroner for investigation:(1) The emergency department physician, upon consultation with an attending physician, if available.(2) If there is no emergency department physician, the attending physician.(3) If the attending physician has failed to refer the case to the coroner, the local health officer.(b) The coroner shall report a death coming under the coroner's supervision upon official death certificate blanks to the health officer having jurisdiction not more than three (3) days after the inquest is held. Another person may not report the death.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-5.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.67-2016, SEC.1.
IN Code § 16-37-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-8. Autopsies; Payment

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), payment for the cost of an autopsy requested by a party other than the local health official of the county in which the individual died must be made by the party requesting the autopsy.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), payment for the cost of an autopsy required by the local health officer shall be made from funds appropriated to the local health department.(c) Except as provided in IC 4-24-4-1, if:(1) an individual who is a resident of Indiana dies in an Indiana county:(A) in which at least one (1) air ambulance provider is located; and(B) of which the individual is not a resident; and(2) an autopsy is performed on the individual:(A) in the county in which the individual died; and(B) under the authority of the county coroner in the discharge of the coroner's duties;the county coroner shall bill the county in which the incident occurred that caused the death of the individual on whom the autopsy was performed for the cost of the autopsy.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-4.7.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.271-2001, SEC.2.
IN Code § 16-37-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-9. Permanent Records; Public Inspection; Records to County Auditor; Use of Data

Sec. 9. (a) The local health officer shall, from the stillbirth and death certificates, make a permanent record of the:(1) name;(2) sex;(3) age;(4) place of death;(5) residence; and(6) for a death certificate only:(A) residence addresses of the deceased during the two (2) years before the death; and(B) Social Security number;of the deceased.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the records in subsection (a) shall be open to public inspection. Upon request by an individual, a paper copy of the permanent record in subsection (a) must be provided by the local health officer.(c) Except as provided in this subsection, the Social Security number is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public. The Social Security number shall be disclosed to the secretary of state and election division for voter list maintenance purposes under IC 3-7-26.3 and IC 3-7-45.(d) The local health officer shall, not later than January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 31 of each year, furnish to the county auditor the records of all deaths within the officer's jurisdiction that occurred during the previous three (3) months.(e) The local health officer may make records of other data in connection with deaths for statistical purposes or for the purpose of planning health programs. Records under this subsection are not public records.(f) The permanent record of the information required under this section may be maintained in the Indiana death registration system (IDRS).[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-6.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.138-2001, SEC.5; P.L.81-2005, SEC.34; P.L.138-2019, SEC.11.
IN Code § 16-37-3-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-10. Permit for Disposal of Body

Sec. 10. Upon receipt of a properly executed certificate of death or stillbirth or, when authorized by rule of the state department, a provisional certificate of death, a local health officer in the county in which the death occurred shall issue a permit for the disposal of the body.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-7.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-11. Time for Securing Permit for Disposal of Body

Sec. 11. The person in charge of interment shall secure a permit for the disposition of the body before any of the following occur:(1) Disposition of the body.(2) Removing the body from the county in which the death occurred.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-8.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-12. Burial Transit Permit

Sec. 12. If the body is to be transported by common carrier, the person in charge of interment shall secure a burial transit permit in duplicate.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-9.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-13. Burial Transit Permit; Attachment to Shipping Box

Sec. 13. The person in charge of interment shall attach one (1) copy of the burial transit permit to the shipping box in which the body is transported.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-10.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-14. Foreign Burial Transit Permit; Endorsement by Local Health Officer

Sec. 14. When death occurs outside Indiana and the body is accompanied by a burial transit permit issued where death occurred, the permit authorizes transportation into Indiana. Before burial, cremation, or other disposal of the body the local health officer shall endorse and keep a record of the permit.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-11.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-15. Construction of Chapter Regarding Autopsies and Inquests

Sec. 15. This chapter:(1) supplements other laws concerning autopsies;(2) does not require consent for a local health officer to order or perform an autopsy in the discharge of the health officer's duties; and(3) does not grant authority to a local health officer to hold an inquest under Indiana statutes governing inquests.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-17-4.5; 16-1-17-4.6.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-3-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits|16-37-3-16. Violations

Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to section 3 of this chapter.(b) Except as provided, a person who recklessly violates or fails to comply with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.(c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-35-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.174-2021, SEC.16.
IN Code § 16-37-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 4. Medical Data Regarding Cause of Death|16-37-4-1. Legislative Declaration

Sec. 1. Medical studies of conditions causing death and disability, especially stillbirth, infant mortality, and maternal mortality:(1) are an important means of protecting the health of the public;(2) provide information useful in the prevention and control of disease; and(3) are an excellent source of teaching material.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-2-1.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 4. Medical Data Regarding Cause of Death|16-37-4-2. Reports; Exemption From Liability

Sec. 2. (a) A licensed physician, hospital, sanitarium, health facility, or similar organization or institution may provide information relating to the condition, treatment, and causes of death and other information concerning any person to the state health commissioner or to the commissioner's authorized representatives, including reports on forms prepared by the commissioner for the purpose of permitting the studies and research.(b) A person, an organization, an institution, or an agency furnishing information under subsection (a) to the state health commissioner or the commissioner's representative is not subject to an action for damages or other relief.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-2-2.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.
IN Code § 16-37-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 16. Health|Article 37. Vital Statistics|Chapter 4. Medical Data Regarding Cause of Death|16-37-4-3. Confidentiality; Medical Research or Education Use

Sec. 3. (a) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative shall do the following:(1) Keep the information and reports confidential.(2) Use the information and reports solely as follows:(A) For the purpose of medical or scientific research and medical education.(B) For the improvement of the quality of medical care through the conducting of medical audits.(C) To furnish the information to the following:(i) A medical school located in Indiana.(ii) An in-hospital medical staff committee.(iii) A study or research committee of a state association, an incorporation, or an organization whose membership is composed of licensed physicians.(b) Information or reports furnished by the state health commissioner may not disclose the name or identity of a patient whose records have been included in the information.[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-4-2-3.]As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20.