NY Pub Health L § 4160-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 41 - Vital Statistics Title 5 - Registration of Fetal Deaths 4160-A - Certificate of Still Birth.

§  4160-a.  Certificate  of  still birth. 1. The department, or in the   city of New York, the board of health, shall establish a certificate  of   still  birth. The registrar with whom a fetal death certificate is filed   shall issue a certificate of still birth to the parent or parents  named   on  a  fetal  death certificate issued in the case of a stillbirth, upon   the request of such parent or parents. If both parents are  deceased  at   the  time  of  the stillbirth, the registrar shall issue the certificate   to, and upon the request of, the sibling,  parent,  or  parents  of  the   birth parents.2.  A  certificate  issued pursuant to this section shall include such   appropriate information as shall be determined by the department  or  if   the stillbirth occurred in the city of New York, by the board of health,   and shall be on a form established by the department or city of New York   board  of  health  which  is  similar,  as  applicable, to the form of a   certificate prescribed by  section  forty-one  hundred  thirty  of  this   article relating to a live birth.3. A person who prepares a fetal death certificate pursuant to section   forty-one  hundred sixty of this title or, if the stillbirth occurred in   the city of New York, pursuant to the New  York  City  health  code,  or   their  designee,  shall  inform,  in writing, the parent or parents of a   stillborn fetus of the right to receive a certificate  of  still  birth.   Provided,  however that if both parents are deceased at the time of such   stillbirth, then the person shall  so  inform  the  sibling,  parent  or   parents of the birth parent or parents.4.  The  person  who  prepares  a certificate pursuant to this section   shall include thereon the name given  to  the  stillborn  fetus  by  the   parents,  if  the  parent  or  parents wish to include such name on such   certificate.5. A certificate issued pursuant to this section shall not  constitute   proof  of  a live birth. Furthermore, such certificate shall not be used   to calculate live birth statistics.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the parent  or   parents  may  elect  to  have  the  disclosure  of  and  access  to  the   information included on such certificate limited to the parents named on   the certificate, their lawful representatives, to  authorized  personnel   of the department, and to the registrar.7.  For the purposes of this section, the term "stillbirth" shall mean   the unintended intrauterine death of  a  fetus  that  occurs  after  the   clinical estimate of the twentieth week of gestation.8. A certificate of still birth may be requested and issued regardless   of the date on which the fetal death certificate was issued.9.  The  registrar  may charge a fee for the issuance of a certificate   under  this  section  equal  to  the  fee  authorized  by  law  for  the   certification of a birth or death.10.  This section shall apply to the city of New York, notwithstanding   section forty-one hundred four of this article. For the purposes of this   section, in relation to the city of New York, the term "registrar" shall   mean the official of  the  city  of  New  York  with  whom  fetal  death   certificates are filed.