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MT Code § 50-15-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 3. Marriage and Adoption|50-15-301. Marriage certificates

  50-15-301. Marriage certificates. Before the 10th day of each month, each clerk of a district court shall report marriage certificates filed during the preceding calendar month to the department. Reports must be on forms and contain information prescribed by the department.   History: En. Sec. 72, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Secs. 107 and 110, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4432; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 228, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 13, Sp. L. August 2002; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 114, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-15-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 3. Marriage and Adoption|50-15-302. Clerk to report decree of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage

  50-15-302. Clerk to report decree of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage. (1) At the same time a decree of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage is filed, the clerk of court shall prepare a report to the department on the form prescribed by the department. Parties to the action or their attorneys shall supply the clerk with necessary information.   (2) The report must include the:   (a) name, age, birthplace, residence, race or color, and occupation of each party;   (b) number, date, and place of any previous marriage of either party;   (c) number of children under 18 years of age in custody of either party and residing with the party;   (d) grounds for the action;   (e) number of the cause of action;   (f) county and judicial district where the action is filed; and   (g) date of judgment and the party that was granted it.   History: En. Sec. 74, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Secs. 107, 110, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4434; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 37, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1822, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-15-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 3. Marriage and Adoption|50-15-303. Certificates of dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage

  50-15-303. Certificates of dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage. Before the 10th day of each month, the clerk of the court shall prepare and forward to the department a certificate for each decree of dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage that became final during the preceding calendar month. Certificates must be on forms prescribed by the department.   History: En. Sec. 73, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Secs. 107, 110, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4433; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 37, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 228, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 515, L. 1995.
MT Code § 50-15-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 3. Marriage and Adoption|50-15-304. Substitute birth certificate for person adopted

  50-15-304. Substitute birth certificate for person adopted. (1) The procedure for issuing a substitute birth certificate for a person born in Montana and adopted is as follows:   (a) Before the 16th day of the month following the order of adoption, the clerk of the district court shall forward a certified copy of the final order of adoption to the department or the department may accept a certified copy of a final order of adoption from a court of competent jurisdiction of another state of the United States or a tribal court of competent jurisdiction.   (b) The department shall prepare a substitute certificate containing:   (i) the new name of the adopted person;   (ii) the true date and place of birth and the sex of the adopted person;   (iii) statistical facts concerning the adoptive parents in place of the natural parents;   (iv) the words "department of public health and human services" substituted for the words "attendant's own signature"; and   (v) dates of recording as shown on the original birth certificate.   (2) The procedure for recording a substitute birth certificate for a person born in Montana and adopted is as follows:   (a) The department shall send copies of the substitute birth certificate to the local registrar and to the county clerk and recorder.   (b) The local registrar and county clerk and recorder shall immediately enter the substitute birth certificate in their files and forward copies of the original birth record to the department.   (c) The department shall seal original birth records and open them only as provided in 50-15-223(2).   (3) On receipt of a certified copy of a court order annulling an adoption, the department shall restore the original birth certificate to its place in its files and notify the local registrar and county clerk and recorder.   History: (1)En. Sec. 60, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 162, L. 1977; Sec. 69-4420, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 61, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 349, L. 1974; Sec. 69-4421, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4420, 69-4421; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 228, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 282, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 149, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-15-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 3. Marriage and Adoption|50-15-305. through 50-15-310 reserved

  50-15-305 through 50-15-310 reserved.
MT Code § 50-15-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-401. Repealed

  50-15-401. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 118, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 64, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4424(1); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 502, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-15-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-402. Copy to be forwarded to deceased's county of residence

  50-15-402. Copy to be forwarded to deceased's county of residence. If a state resident dies outside the county of residence, the clerk and recorder shall send a certified copy of the death certificate to the clerk and recorder of the deceased's county of residence. The copy must be considered the same as the original.   History: En. Sec. 64, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4424(2); amd. Sec. 1823, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-15-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-403. Preparation and filing of death or fetal death certificate

  50-15-403. Preparation and filing of death or fetal death certificate. (1) A person in charge of disposition of a dead body or fetus that weighs at least 350 grams at death or, if the weight is unknown, has reached 20 completed weeks of gestation at death shall obtain personal data on the deceased, including the deceased's social security number, if any, or, in the case of a fetal death, on the parents that is required by the department from persons best qualified to supply the data and enter it on the death or fetal death certificate.   (2) The person in charge of disposition of the dead body or fetus shall present the death certificate to the certifying physician, the certifying advanced practice registered nurse, or the coroner having jurisdiction for medical certification of the cause of death. The medical certification must be completed by the physician, the advanced practice registered nurse, or the coroner within the timeframe established by the department by rule. The person in charge of disposition shall obtain the completed certification of the cause of death from the physician, the advanced practice registered nurse, or the coroner and shall, within the time that the department may prescribe by rule, file the death or fetal death certificate with the local registrar in the registration area where the death occurred or, if the place of death is unknown, where the dead body was discovered.   (3) If a dead body is found in this state but the place of death is unknown, the place where the body is found must be shown as the place of death on the death certificate. If the date of death is unknown, then the approximate date must be entered on the certificate. If the date cannot be approximated, the date that the body was found must be entered as the date of death, and the certificate must indicate that fact.   (4) When a death occurs in a moving vehicle, as defined in 45-2-101, in the United States and the body is first removed from the vehicle in this state, the death must be registered in this state and the place where the body is first removed is considered the place of death. When a death occurs in a moving vehicle while in international air space or in a foreign country or its air space and the body is first removed from the vehicle in this state, the death must be registered in this state, but the actual place of death, insofar as it can be determined, must be entered on the death certificate.   History: En. Sec. 65, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4425; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 7, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 287, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 515, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 118, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 93, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 27, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 258, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-15-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-404. Preparation of certificate when death not medically attended

  50-15-404. Preparation of certificate when death not medically attended. (1) If the death or fetal death occurred without medical attendance or the physician or advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance failed to sign the death certificate, the local registrar may complete the certificate on the basis of information received from persons having knowledge of the facts.   (2) If it appears the death or fetal death resulted from other than natural causes, the local registrar shall notify the coroner and the state medical examiner for investigation and certification.   History: En. Sec. 66, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 66-4426; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 7, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 258, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-15-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-405. Authorization for removal of body from place of death

  50-15-405. Authorization for removal of body from place of death. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a dead body may be removed from the place of death only upon the written authorization or oral authorization, which must be reduced to writing within 24 hours, of the physician in attendance at death or the physician's designee, the advanced practice registered nurse in attendance at death, the coroner having jurisdiction, or a mortician licensed under 37-19-302.   (2) If the death requires inquiry under 46-4-122, the written authorization may only be granted by the coroner having jurisdiction or the coroner's designee or by the state medical examiner if the coroner fails to act. However, when the only reason for inquiry under 46-4-122 is that the body is to be cremated, the coroner may grant oral authorization for cremation of the body, which must be reduced to writing as specified under subsection (1) by the coroner.   (3) The written authorization to move a dead body or, when applicable, to cremate a dead body must be made in quadruplicate on a form provided by the department. The person in charge of disposition of the dead body, the coroner having jurisdiction, and the local registrar must each be provided with and retain a copy of the authorization. A fourth copy may accompany the body to final disposition, as necessary.   (4) A written authorization issued under this section permits removal, transportation, and final disposition of a dead body.   History: En. Secs. 67, 68, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4427, 69-4428; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 7, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 287, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 515, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 258, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-15-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-406. Body brought into state for disposition

  50-15-406. Body brought into state for disposition. If a body is brought into the state for burial or other disposition accompanied by a permit, the local registrar shall endorse the permit and keep a record of it.   History: En. Sec. 69, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4429.
MT Code § 50-15-407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-407. Disinterment permit

  50-15-407. Disinterment permit. (1) A body, after burial, may be disinterred for reinterment or transport after a permit is obtained from the local registrar of the jurisdiction where the body is interred.   (2) Administration of this section is in the department, which shall adopt rules accordingly. The rules shall provide that, as a precondition to the permit, the applicant make a showing of reasonable cause for the disinterment.   (3) This section provides a supplementary procedure for disinterment of a dead body and is not amendatory to or repealing of any other act.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 481, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4428.1.
MT Code § 50-15-408 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-408. reserved

  50-15-408 reserved.
MT Code § 50-15-409 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-409. List of deaths to be made by department -- copy to county clerk

  50-15-409. List of deaths to be made by department -- copy to county clerk. The department shall prepare on or before the fifth of January, April, July, and October of each year a list of all deaths, together with the date of the death, reported to it during the period and shall send a copy of the list of deaths to the county clerk of each county in the state.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 186, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 10400.50, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 91-4458; amd. Sec. 175, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 521, Ch. 546, L. 1995; Sec. 72-16-217, MCA 1999; redes. 50-15-409 by Sec. 35, Ch. 9, Sp. L. May 2000.
MT Code § 50-15-410 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-410. reserved

  50-15-410 reserved.
MT Code § 50-15-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-411. Sudden infant death syndrome -- findings -- definition

  50-15-411. Sudden infant death syndrome -- findings -- definition. (1) As used in 50-15-412 and this section, "sudden infant death syndrome" means the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including the performance of a complete autopsy, an examination of the death scene, and a review of the clinical history.   (2) The legislature recognizes that research has shown that sudden infant death syndrome is a leading cause of death among children from 1 month to 1 year of age. The legislature finds and declares that sudden infant death syndrome is a serious problem within Montana and that public interest is served by research and study of sudden infant death syndrome and its potential causes and indications.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-15-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 4. Death|50-15-412. Cause of death -- sudden infant death syndrome

  50-15-412. Cause of death -- sudden infant death syndrome. When the coroner's findings are consistent with sudden infant death syndrome, the coroner may state on the death certificate that sudden infant death syndrome was the cause of death.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 351, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-15-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 7. Tumor Registry|50-15-701. Short title

  50-15-701. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Tumor Registry Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 354, L. 1981.
MT Code § 50-15-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 7. Tumor Registry|50-15-702. Definitions

  50-15-702. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.   (2) "Health care practitioner" means a person licensed pursuant to Title 37, chapter 3, to practice medicine or pursuant to Title 37, chapter 4, to practice dentistry.   (3) "Hospital" means a facility that provides, by or under the supervision of licensed physicians, services for medical diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons.   (4) "Medical services" means diagnosis or treatment of illness in a human being by or under the supervision of a health care practitioner.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 354, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 106, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 283, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-15-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 7. Tumor Registry|50-15-703. Duty to report tumors

  50-15-703. Duty to report tumors. The following persons or entities shall report to the department on forms provided by the department all medical and personal information as specified in rules of the department and laboratory results pertaining to the treatment and condition of a person with a reportable tumor:   (1) a hospital that provides medical services relating to the tumor;   (2) a clinical laboratory, as defined in 50-5-101, that is not owned or operated by a hospital and that provides laboratory services relating to the tumor; and   (3) a health care practitioner or health care facility, not covered by subsection (1) or (2), providing medical services relating to the tumor.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 354, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 12, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 101, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-15-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 7. Tumor Registry|50-15-704. Confidentiality

  50-15-704. Confidentiality. Information received by the department pursuant to this part may not be released unless:   (1) it is in statistical, nonidentifiable form;   (2) the provisions of Title 50, chapter 16, part 6, are satisfied;   (3) the release or transfer is to a person or organization that is qualified to perform data processing or data analysis and that has safeguards against unauthorized disclosure of that information;   (4) the release or transfer is to a central tumor registry of another state and is of information concerning a person who is residing in that state; or   (5) the release is to a health care practitioner or health care facility that is providing or has provided medical services to a person who has or has had a reportable tumor.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 354, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 632, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 101, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-15-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 7. Tumor Registry|50-15-705. Tumor registry

  50-15-705. Tumor registry. The department shall maintain a registry containing the names of all persons reported to it and all other information submitted to the department concerning those persons pursuant to 50-15-703.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 354, L. 1981.
MT Code § 50-15-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 7. Tumor Registry|50-15-706. Rules

  50-15-706. Rules. The department may adopt rules implementing this part, including:   (1) the types of tumors that are reportable; and   (2) the information on each patient having a reportable tumor that must be submitted to the department.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 354, L. 1981.
MT Code § 50-15-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 7. Tumor Registry|50-15-707. through 50-15-709 reserved

  50-15-707 through 50-15-709 reserved.
MT Code § 50-15-710 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 15. Vital Statistics|Part 7. Tumor Registry|50-15-710. Immunity from liability

  50-15-710. Immunity from liability. A person other than the department may not be held liable in a civil or criminal action for complying with the reporting requirements of 50-15-703 or for lawfully using information provided by the tumor registry in a manner that does not violate the Tumor Registry Act.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 101, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-16-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 16. Health Care Information|Part 1. General Provisions|50-16-101. Public officials and corporations to furnish information on request

  50-16-101. Public officials and corporations to furnish information on request. On request, employees and officers of firms and corporations and public officials shall furnish public health information to the department of public health and human services.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4114; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 284, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 50-16-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 16. Health Care Information|Part 1. General Provisions|50-16-102. Information on infant morbidity and mortality

  50-16-102. Information on infant morbidity and mortality. (1) If information on infant morbidity and mortality will be used to reduce those problems, data relating to the condition and treatment of any person may be given to the department of public health and human services, Montana medical association, an allied society of the Montana medical association, a committee of a nationally organized medical society or research group, or an inhospital staff committee.   (2) A person who furnishes information under subsection (1) is immune from suit for damages arising from the release of the data or publication of findings and conclusions based on the data.   (3) Data supplied under subsection (1) may be used or published only for advancing medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing infant morbidity or mortality. A summary of studies based on the data may be released for general publication.   (4) The identity of a person whose condition or treatment was studied is confidential and may not be revealed under any circumstances.   (5) Any data supplied or studies based on this data are privileged communications and may not be used as evidence in any legal proceeding. Any attempt to use or offer to supply the data or studies, without consent of the person treated or the person's legal representative, is prejudicial error resulting in a mistrial.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4115; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 285, Ch. 546, L. 1995.