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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-563 - Terms, defined.

71-563.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act:
(1) Council means the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council; and
(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.
Source
Laws 2022, LB752, § 32.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-565 - Council; purpose; collaboration.

71-565.
Council; purpose; collaboration.
(1) The purpose of the council shall be to examine (a) the needs of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia, (b) the services available in the state for those individuals and their family caregivers, and (c) the ability of health care providers and facilities to meet the current and future needs of such individuals.
(2) The council shall collaborate with the department and other state departments as needed to gather input on issues and strategies that pertain to Alzheimer's disease and other dementia and identify proactive approaches on public health, workforce, caregiver support, and care delivery. The council shall monitor analysis, policy development, and program implementation related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementia.
Source
Laws 2022, LB752, § 34.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-567 - State Alzheimer's Plan.

71-567.
State Alzheimer's Plan.
(1)(a) No later than eighteen months after July 21, 2022, the council shall compile the findings and recommendations under the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act and submit them as a State Alzheimer's Plan to the Legislature and the Governor.
(b) Every four years thereafter, the council shall issue an updated State Alzheimer's Plan addressing the items in sections 71-565 and 71-566 and any other issues the council deems necessary and relevant toward addressing Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Nebraska.
(2) By October 1 of each year after the creation of the State Alzheimer's Plan, the council shall electronically submit to the Legislature and the Governor an annual report on the status of implementation of the State Alzheimer's Plan recommendations and any barriers to implementation.
Source
Laws 2022, LB752, § 36.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-601 - Act, how cited.

71-601.
Act, how cited.
Sections 71-601 to 71-649 shall be known and may be cited as the Vital Statistics Act.
Source
Laws 2005, LB 301, § 21;
Laws 2018, LB1040, § 1;
Laws 2020, LB966, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-601.01 - Terms, defined.

71-601.01.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Vital Statistics Act:
(1) Abstract of marriage means a certified document that summarizes the facts of marriage, including, but not limited to, the name of the bride and groom, the date of the marriage, the place of the marriage, and the name of the office filing the original marriage license. An abstract of marriage does not include signatures;
(2) Certificate means the record of a vital event. Certificate does not include a commemorative certificate;
(3) Certification means the process of recording, filing, amending, or preserving a certificate, which process may be by any means, including, but not limited to, microfilm, electronic, imaging, photographic, typewritten, or other means designated by the department;
(4) Commemorative certificate means a document commemorating a nonviable birth;
(5) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(6) Nonviable birth means an unintentional, spontaneous fetal demise occurring prior to the twentieth week of gestation during a pregnancy that has been verified by a health care practitioner.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 886, § 2;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 512;
Laws 2005, LB 301, § 24;
Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 38;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 400;
Laws 2018, LB1040, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-602 - Department; standard forms; release of information; confidentiality.

71-602.
Department; standard forms; release of information; confidentiality.
(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations prescribing all standard forms for registering with or reporting to the department and for certification to the public of any birth, abortion, marriage, annulment, dissolution of marriage, or death registered in Nebraska. Such forms shall (a) provide for the registration of vital events as accurately as possible, (b) secure information about the economic, educational, occupational, and sociological backgrounds of the individuals involved in the registered events and their parents as a basis for statistical research in order to reduce morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of life, (c) accomplish such duties in a manner which will be uniform with forms for reporting similar events which have been established by the United States Public Health Service to the extent such forms are consistent with state law, and (d) permit other deviations from such forms as will reduce the costs of gathering information, increase efficiency, or protect the health and safety of the people of Nebraska without jeopardizing such uniformity.
(2) All information designated by the department on all certificates as being for health data and statistical research shall be confidential and may be released only to the United States Public Health Service or its successor, government health agencies, or a researcher as approved by the department in accordance with its rules and regulations. The department may publish analyses of any information received on the forms for scientific and public health purposes in such a manner as to assure that the identity of any individual cannot be ascertained. The release of such information pursuant to this section shall not make otherwise confidential information a public record.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 344, § 1;
Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 47;
Laws 1993, LB 536, § 60;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 513;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 401.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-602.01 - Release of information; written agreements authorized.

71-602.01.
Release of information; written agreements authorized.
All information designated by the department on all certificates as being for health data and statistical research shall be confidential but may be released to the department for research and statistical purposes. The department may release cost, health, and associated health risk information from medicaid records to the department for research and statistical purposes. Such release shall provide for protection of the security of the content of the information, including access limitations, storage of the information, destruction of the information, and use of the information. The release of such information pursuant to this section shall not make otherwise confidential information a public record.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 536, § 61;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 514;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 402.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-603 - Vital statistics; duties of department; rules and regulations.

71-603.
Vital statistics; duties of department; rules and regulations.
The department shall provide for the registration of vital events and shall adopt, promulgate, and enforce such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of the Vital Statistics Act.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 1, p. 781;
C.S.1922, § 8228;
Laws 1927, c. 166, § 1, p. 448;
C.S.1929, § 71-2401;
R.S.1943, § 71-601;
Laws 1965, c. 418, § 1, p. 1335;
Laws 1991, LB 703, § 27;
Laws 1994, LB 886, § 1;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 511;
R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-601;
Laws 2005, LB 301, § 23.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-603.01 - Electronic signatures; department; duty.

71-603.01.
Electronic signatures; department; duty.
The department shall provide for an electronic means of receiving electronic signatures as provided in section 86-611 for purposes of filing and amending death and fetal death certificates under the Vital Statistics Act.
Source
Laws 2005, LB 301, § 22.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-604 - Birth certificate; preparation and filing.

71-604.
Birth certificate; preparation and filing.
(1) A certificate for each live birth which occurs in the State of Nebraska shall be filed on a standard Nebraska certificate form. Such certificate shall be filed with the department within five business days after the birth.
(2) When a birth occurs in an institution or en route thereto, the person in charge of the institution or his or her authorized designee shall obtain the personal data, prepare the certificate which shall include the name, title, and address of the attendant, certify that the child was born alive at the place and time and on the date stated either by standard procedure or by an approved electronic process, and file the certificate. The physician, physician assistant, or other person in attendance shall provide the medical information required for the certificate within seventy-two hours after the birth.
(3) When a birth occurs outside an institution, the certificate of birth shall be prepared and filed by one of the following:
(a) The physician or physician assistant in attendance at or immediately after the birth;
(b) The father, the mother, or, in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred; or
(c) Any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 5, p. 781;
Laws 1921, c. 253, § 1, p. 863;
C.S.1922, § 8232;
Laws 1927, c. 166, § 2, p. 448;
C.S.1929, § 71-2404;
R.S.1943, § 71-604;
Laws 1965, c. 418, § 2, p. 1335;
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 2;
Laws 1989, LB 344, § 9;
Laws 1994, LB 886, § 3;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 135;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 403;
Laws 2009, LB195, § 67.
Annotations
In the light of the legislative history of laws pertaining to osteopathy the term physician, used in this section, was intended to include regularly licensed osteopathic physicians. State ex rel. Johnson v. Wagner, 139 Neb. 471, 297 N.W. 906 (1941).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-604.01 - Birth certificate; sex reassignment; new certificate; procedure.

71-604.01.
Birth certificate; sex reassignment; new certificate; procedure.
Upon receipt of a notarized affidavit from the physician that performed sex reassignment surgery on an individual born in this state and a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing the name of such person, the department shall prepare a new certificate of birth in the new name and sex of such person in substantially the same form as that used for other live births. The evidence from which the new certificate is prepared and the original certificate of birth shall be available for inspection only upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 886, § 4;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 515;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 404.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-604.05 - Birth certificate; restriction on filing; social security number required; exception; use; release of data to Social Security Administration.

71-604.05.
Birth certificate; restriction on filing; social security number required; exception; use; release of data to Social Security Administration.
(1) The department shall not file (a) a certificate of live birth, (b) a certificate of delayed birth registration for a registrant who is under twenty-five years of age when an application for such certificate is filed, (c) a certificate of live birth filed after adoption of a Nebraska-born person who is under twenty-five years of age or a person born outside of the jurisdiction of the United States, or (d) a certificate of live birth issued pursuant to section 71-628 unless the social security number or numbers issued to the parents are furnished by the person seeking to register the birth. No such certificate may be amended to show paternity unless the social security number of the father is furnished by the person requesting the amendment. The social security number shall not be required if no social security number has been issued to the parent or if the social security number is unknown.
(2) Social security numbers (a) shall be recorded on the birth certificate but shall not be considered part of the birth certificate and (b) shall only be used for the purpose of enforcement of child support orders in Nebraska as permitted by Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, or as permitted by section 7(a) of the federal Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
(3) The department may release data to the Social Security Administration which is necessary to obtain a social security number and which is contained on the birth certificate of any individual who has applied for or is receiving medicaid or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The department shall make such data available only for the purpose of obtaining a social security number for the individual.
(4) The department shall provide to the Social Security Administration each parent's name and social security number collected in the birth certification process as required by the federal Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
Source
Laws 1991, LB 703, § 28;
Laws 1993, LB 536, § 62;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 516;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 136;
Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 89;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 55;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 405;
Laws 2009, LB288, § 34.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-605.01 - Death certificate; death in military service outside continental limits of United States; recording.

71-605.01.
Death certificate; death in military service outside continental limits of United States; recording.
Death certificates issued by or under the authority of the United States for persons who were residents of Nebraska at the time they entered the military or armed forces of the United States, and died while in the service of their country while outside the continental limits of the United States may be recorded with the department.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 233, § 1, p. 739;
Laws 1949, c. 203, § 1, p. 588;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 518;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 406.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-605.02 - Death certificate; death in military service outside continental limits of United States; fees.

71-605.02.
Death certificate; death in military service outside continental limits of United States; fees.
The department shall preserve permanently and index all such certificates and shall charge and collect in advance the fee prescribed in section 71-612, to be paid by the applicant for each certified copy supplied to the applicant or for any search made at the applicant's request for access to or a certified copy of any record, whether or not the record is found on file with the department. All fees so collected shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund as provided in section 71-612.
Source
Laws 1947, c. 233, § 2, p. 739;
Laws 1965, c. 419, § 1, p. 1342;
Laws 1967, c. 442, § 1, p. 1382;
Laws 1973, LB 583, § 7;
Laws 1991, LB 703, § 29;
Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 48;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 519;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 407.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-605.04 - Death; autopsy; sudden infant death syndrome; report by county attorney or coroner; to whom.

71-605.04.
Death; autopsy; sudden infant death syndrome; report by county attorney or coroner; to whom.
The county attorney or coroner shall, within two days of the issuance of the autopsy results showing death suspected due to the sudden infant death syndrome, notify a representative of the Nebraska Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation or the appropriate area community mental health center of the name of the parents of the sudden infant death syndrome victim.
Source
Laws 1978, LB 605, § 2;
Laws 1990, LB 954, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-606 - Stillborn child; death certificate; how registered; duties; certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

71-606.
Stillborn child; death certificate; how registered; duties; certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
(1) A stillborn child shall be registered as a fetal death on a certificate form furnished by the department. Such certificate shall not be required for a child which has not advanced to the twentieth week of gestation. The certificate shall be filed with the department by the funeral director and embalmer in charge of the funeral and shall include a statement of the cause of death made by a person holding a valid license as a physician who was in attendance. In the event of hospital disposition, as provided in section 71-20,121, the entire certificate shall be completed by the attending physician and subscribed to also by the hospital administrator or his or her designated representative. If the attendant is not a physician, the death shall be referred to the county attorney for certification. The same time limit for completion shall apply as for a regular death certificate.
(2)(a) The parent of a stillborn child may request a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth for such child, regardless of the date of filing of the corresponding fetal death certificate. The department shall provide such certificate upon request and payment of the required fee. For purposes of this section, certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth means a birth certificate issued to record the birth of a stillborn child.
(b) The person responsible for filing a fetal death certificate under this section shall notify the parent or parents of the stillborn child that such parent may request a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth and shall provide the necessary information for making such request.
(c) The parent requesting a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth may provide a name for the stillborn child. If no name is provided, the department shall enter upon the certificate the name "baby boy" or "baby girl" and the last name of the requesting parent. The name on the original or amended certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall be the same as that entered on the original or amended fetal death certificate and shall include the state file number of the corresponding fetal death certificate for such child.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 7, p. 782;
C.S.1922, § 8237;
C.S.1929, § 71-2409;
R.S.1943, § 71-606;
Laws 1965, c. 418, § 4, p. 1337;
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 4;
Laws 1989, LB 344, § 11;
Laws 1993, LB 187, § 9;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 520;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 138;
Laws 2003, LB 95, § 34;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 408;
Laws 2008, LB1048, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-607 - Nonviable birth; commemorative certificate; department; duties; fee.

71-607.
Nonviable birth; commemorative certificate; department; duties; fee.
(1)(a) A health care practitioner licensed pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act who attends or diagnoses a nonviable birth or a health care facility licensed pursuant to the Health Care Facility Licensure Act at which a nonviable birth occurs shall advise a patient who experiences a nonviable birth that the patient may request a commemorative certificate as provided in this section and, upon request by the patient, shall provide a letter verifying the nonviable birth to the patient. The health care practitioner may delegate this duty to his or her designee. In lieu of a letter, the health care practitioner or his or her designee may provide the patient with a form provided by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of this subsection and executed by the health care practitioner or his or her designee.
(b) The department shall provide on its website a form to be executed by a health care practitioner or his or her designee affirming that a patient experienced a nonviable birth that the health care practitioner attended or diagnosed.
(2) Upon the request of the patient and submission of the letter or executed form, the department shall issue a commemorative certificate within sixty days after receipt of such request. The department shall charge a fee not to exceed its actual cost for issuing the commemorative certificate.
(3)(a) The commemorative certificate shall contain the name of the fetus and the gender, if known. If the name is not furnished by the patient, the department shall fill in the commemorative certificate with the name Baby Boy or Baby Girl and the last name of the patient, and if the gender of the child is also unknown, the department shall fill in the commemorative certificate with the name Baby and the last name of the patient.
(b) The following statement shall appear on the front of the commemorative certificate: This commemorative certificate is not proof of a live birth.
(4) The department shall not register the birth associated with a commemorative certificate issued under this section or use it to calculate live birth statistics. The commemorative certificate is commemorative in nature and has no legal effect.
(5) A commemorative certificate issued under this section shall not be used to establish, bring, or support a civil cause of action seeking damages against any person or entity for bodily injury, personal injury, or wrongful death for a nonviable birth.
Source
Laws 2018, LB1040, § 3.
Cross References
Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-608.01 - Birth and death certificates; local registration; where filed; exemption.

71-608.01.
Birth and death certificates; local registration; where filed; exemption.
Persons in any county containing a city of the metropolitan or primary class which has an established city-county or county health department pursuant to sections 71-1626 to 71-1636 which has an established birth and death registration system shall be exempt from the requirements of direct filing of birth and death certificates required by sections 71-604, 71-605, and 71-606. The certificates for the births and deaths occurring in any such county shall be filed with the vital statistics office of the city-county or county health department within five business days of the date of the birth or death. The city-county or county health department shall forward the certificates to the department within ten business days of the date of the birth or death.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 6;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 139;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 409.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-610 - Maternity homes; hospitals; birth reports.

71-610.
Maternity homes; hospitals; birth reports.
Maternity homes and lying-in hospitals, and places used as such, shall report to the department on the first day of each month the sex and date of birth of all children born in their respective institutions during the preceding month. The report shall also show the names and addresses of the parents and attending physicians.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 12, p. 783;
C.S.1922, § 8242;
Laws 1927, c. 166, § 7, p. 451;
C.S.1929, § 71-2414;
R.S.1943, § 71-610;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 522;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 411.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-611 - Department; forms; duty to supply; use of computer-generated forms; authorized.

71-611.
Department; forms; duty to supply; use of computer-generated forms; authorized.
The department shall supply all necessary blanks, forms, and instructions pertaining to the recording of births and deaths to physicians, hospitals, and funeral directors and embalmers. Upon written request, the department may authorize a funeral director and embalmer licensed in Nebraska to use computer-generated death certificate forms on paper supplied by the department which is of the same quality and identical in form established in department regulations for death certificates which are not computer-generated.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 13, p. 783;
C.S.1922, § 8243;
Laws 1927, c. 166, § 8, p. 451;
C.S.1929, § 71-2415;
R.S.1943, § 71-611;
Laws 1953, c. 242, § 1, p. 832;
Laws 1959, c. 322, § 1, p. 1179;
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 5;
Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 49;
Laws 1993, LB 187, § 11;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 523;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 412.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-613 - Violation; penalty.

71-613.
Violation; penalty.
Except as otherwise provided in section 71-649, any person violating any of the provisions of sections 71-601.01 to 71-616 shall be deemed guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 15, p. 784;
C.S.1922, § 8245;
C.S.1929, § 71-2417;
R.S.1943, § 71-613;
Laws 1977, LB 39, § 153;
Laws 2005, LB 301, § 26.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-614 - Marriage licenses; amendment; department; county clerk; duties.

71-614.
Marriage licenses; amendment; department; county clerk; duties.
As soon as possible after completion of an amendment to a marriage license by the department, the department shall forward a noncertified copy of the marriage license reflecting the amendment to the county clerk of the county in which the license was filed. Upon receipt of the amended copy, the county clerk shall make the necessary changes on the marriage license on file in his or her office to reflect the amendment.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 16, p. 784;
C.S.1922, § 8246;
Laws 1927, c. 166, § 10, p. 452;
C.S.1929, § 71-2418;
R.S.1943, § 71-614;
Laws 1959, c. 323, § 2, p. 1180;
Laws 1967, c. 443, § 1, p. 1383;
Laws 1967, c. 444, § 1, p. 1385;
Laws 1977, LB 73, § 1;
Laws 1986, LB 525, § 13;
Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 53;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 525;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 141;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 414;
Laws 2021, LB93, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-615 - Annulments or dissolutions of marriage; monthly reports; duty of clerk of district court.

71-615.
Annulments or dissolutions of marriage; monthly reports; duty of clerk of district court.
On or before the fifth day of each month, the clerk of the district court of each county shall make and return to the department, upon suitable forms furnished by the department, a statement of each action for annulment or dissolution of marriage granted in the court of which he or she is clerk during the preceding calendar month. The information requested by the department shall be furnished by the plaintiff or his or her legal representative and presented to the clerk of the court with the complaint. If, after reasonable attempts are made by the plaintiff or his or her legal representative to attain such information, the information is unavailable, the designation unknown shall be accepted by the department. If no annulments or dissolutions of marriage were granted in the county during the preceding month, a card furnished by the department indicating such information shall be submitted on or before the fifth day of each month to the department.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 18, p. 785;
C.S.1922, § 8248;
Laws 1927, c. 166, § 11, p. 452;
C.S.1929, § 71-2419;
R.S.1943, § 71-615;
Laws 1959, c. 323, § 3, p. 1181;
Laws 1967, c. 443, § 2, p. 1384;
Laws 1967, c. 444, § 2, p. 1386;
Laws 1977, LB 73, § 2;
Laws 1989, LB 344, § 13;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 526;
Laws 1996, LB 1296, § 28;
Laws 1997, LB 229, § 40;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 415;
Laws 2012, LB904, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-616 - Reports; department to tabulate.

71-616.
Reports; department to tabulate.
The department shall preserve permanently and index all births, deaths, marriages, and divorces received, and shall tabulate statistics therefrom.
Source
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VI, art. II, div. IX, § 19, p. 785;
C.S.1922, § 8249;
Laws 1927, c. 166, § 12, p. 453;
C.S.1929, § 71-2420;
R.S.1943, § 71-616;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 527;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 416.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-616.01 - Match birth and death certificates; viewing records; department; powers.

71-616.01.
Match birth and death certificates; viewing records; department; powers.
To protect the integrity of vital records and to prevent the fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons, the department is authorized to match birth and death certificates and to post the facts of death to the appropriate birth certificate. To assist in the matching process, the department is authorized to enter into agreements with offices of vital records outside the state to exchange the birth or death records or reports of each state's citizens. Copies of birth certificates issued of deceased persons shall be marked deceased.
The department may also maintain applications for viewing vital records and match the same against requests for certified copies or adopt such other security measures as may serve to identify requests to view vital records made for unlawful or fraudulent purposes.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 51.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-616.02 - Filing and registering of information; additional methods authorized.

71-616.02.
Filing and registering of information; additional methods authorized.
Information required in certificates or reports authorized by sections 71-605.02, 71-612, and 71-616.01 may be filed and registered by electronic or other means if authorized by the department and as prescribed by department regulation.
Source
Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 52.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-616.03 - Filing and issuing vital records; additional methods authorized.

71-616.03.
Filing and issuing vital records; additional methods authorized.
The department may accept for filing and issue certified copies of vital records generated from microfilm, imaging, electronic means, or any other medium as designated by the department.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 886, § 5;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 528;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 417.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-616.04 - Preservation of vital records; methods authorized.

71-616.04.
Preservation of vital records; methods authorized.
To preserve vital records, the department may prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of certificates or reports of vital records. Such reproductions, when verified and approved by the department, shall be accepted as the original records, and the documents from which permanent reproductions have been made may be disposed of as provided by rules and regulations of the department.
Source
Laws 1994, LB 886, § 6;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 529;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 142;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 418.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.01 - Delayed Birth Registration Act, how cited.

71-617.01.
Delayed Birth Registration Act, how cited.
Sections 71-617.01 to 71-617.15 shall be known and may be cited as the Delayed Birth Registration Act.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.02 - Delayed birth registration; application; fee; certificate registered; documentary evidence, defined.

71-617.02.
Delayed birth registration; application; fee; certificate registered; documentary evidence, defined.
A notarized application may be filed with the department for a delayed registration of birth of any person born in the State of Nebraska whose birth is not registered within one year after the date of birth. If the birth occurred in the State of Nebraska at any time since the commencement in 1905 of mandatory registration under the laws of Nebraska, the applicant shall pay the statutory file search fee prescribed by section 71-612 to determine that such birth is not recorded. The certificate shall be registered based upon documentary evidence furnished to substantiate the alleged facts of birth. As used in the Delayed Birth Registration Act, unless the context otherwise requires, documentary evidence shall mean independent records each of which was created for a different purpose.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 9;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 144;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 419.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.03 - Delayed birth certificate; contents.

71-617.03.
Delayed birth certificate; contents.
Any birth certificate filed one year or more after the date of birth shall be marked Delayed and shall show on the face of the certificate the date of the delayed registration. A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration shall be listed on the certificate.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.04 - Delayed birth certificate; persons applying.

71-617.04.
Delayed birth certificate; persons applying.
In order to request the issuance of a certificate of delayed birth registration, the applicant shall be at least eighteen years of age. If the applicant is not yet eighteen years of age, application may be made only by the applicant's father, mother, guardian, or attendant at birth.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.05 - Delayed birth certificate; application; fee; records required.

71-617.05.
Delayed birth certificate; application; fee; records required.
Each application for a certificate of delayed birth registration shall be accompanied by the fees required by subsection (1) of section 71-617.15 and three independent supporting records as provided in section 71-617.06, only one of which may be an affidavit of personal recollection from a person at least five years older than the applicant and having a personal knowledge of the facts at the time of birth. Any evidence used shall relate to the date and place of birth and at least one item of documentary evidence shall correctly establish parentage.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 12;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 57.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.06 - Delayed birth certificate; independent supporting records; enumerated.

71-617.06.
Delayed birth certificate; independent supporting records; enumerated.
Independent supporting records shall include, but not be limited to, original records or certified or notarized copies of:
(1) A recorded certificate of baptism performed under age four;
(2) An insurance policy application personal history sheet;
(3) A federal census record;
(4) A school census record;
(5) A military service record;
(6) A family Bible record when proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the record was made before the child reached age four;
(7) Other evidence on file in the department taken from other registrations;
(8) A record at least five years old or established within seven years of the date of birth such as a physician's certificate or an affidavit taken from physician, hospital, nursing, or clinic records;
(9) An affidavit from a parent or longtime acquaintance;
(10) A printed notice of birth;
(11) A record from a birthday or baby book;
(12) A school record; or
(13) A church record.
An affidavit shall include the full name of the person whose birth is being registered as well as the date and place of birth and the basis of the affiant's knowledge of these facts.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 13;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 145;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 420.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.07 - Refusal to issue delayed birth certificate; reasons; appeal.

71-617.07.
Refusal to issue delayed birth certificate; reasons; appeal.
If an applicant for a certificate of delayed birth registration fails to submit the minimum documentation required for the delayed registration or if the department has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of either the applicant's sworn statement or the documentary evidence due to conflicting evidence submitted and if the deficiencies are not corrected, the department shall not issue and register a delayed certificate of birth and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for such action. The department shall further advise the applicant of his or her right of appeal to the department and then, if not satisfied, to the county court as provided in section 71-617.08.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 14;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 531;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 146;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 421.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.08 - Delayed birth certificate; denial; appeal; procedure.

71-617.08.
Delayed birth certificate; denial; appeal; procedure.
(1) If a delayed certificate of birth is denied by the department, a petition signed and sworn to by the petitioner may be filed with the county court of Lancaster County, of the county of the petitioner's residence, or of the county in which the birth is claimed to have occurred.
(2) The petition shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the department and shall allege:
(a) That the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state;
(b) That no certificate of birth of such person can be found in the files or records of the department;
(c) That diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain evidence required by sections 71-617.05 and 71-617.06 that is considered acceptable by the department;
(d) That the department has refused to register a delayed certificate of birth; and
(e) Such other allegations as may be required.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 15;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 532;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 147;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 422.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.09 - Delayed birth certificate; petition; accompanying documents.

71-617.09.
Delayed birth certificate; petition; accompanying documents.
A statement of the department indicating why a delayed certificate of birth was not issued and registered and all documentary evidence which was submitted to the department in support of such registration shall accompany a petition filed under section 71-617.08.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 16;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 533;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 148;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 423.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.10 - Delayed birth certificate; hearing; notice; witnesses.

71-617.10.
Delayed birth certificate; hearing; notice; witnesses.
The court shall fix a time and place for a hearing upon a petition filed under section 71-617.08 and shall give the department ten calendar days' notice of such hearing. Authorized representatives of the department may appear and testify in the proceeding.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 17;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 534;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 149;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 424.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.11 - Delayed birth certificate; hearing; findings; order; contents.

71-617.11.
Delayed birth certificate; hearing; findings; order; contents.
If the court finds from the evidence presented that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state, it shall make findings as to the place and date of birth, parentage, and such other findings as the case may require and shall issue an order on a form prescribed and furnished by the department to establish a certificate of birth. The order shall include the birth data to be registered, a description of the evidence presented, and the date of the court's action.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 18;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 150;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 425.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.12 - Delayed birth certificate; court order; clerk of the court; duties.

71-617.12.
Delayed birth certificate; court order; clerk of the court; duties.
The clerk of the court shall forward any order made under section 71-617.11 to the department not later than the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which it was entered. The order shall be registered by the department and shall constitute the certificate of birth.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 19;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 151;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 426.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.13 - Delayed birth certificate; department; duties.

71-617.13.
Delayed birth certificate; department; duties.
The department shall certify on a delayed registration of birth that no other record of the birth is on file with the department.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 20;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 152;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 427.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-617.15 - Delayed birth certificate; fees.

71-617.15.
Delayed birth certificate; fees.
(1) The department shall charge and collect the same fee as prescribed in subsection (1) of section 71-612 when an application for a delayed birth certificate is filed. All such fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund. The department shall collect an additional fee of one dollar when a delayed birth certificate is issued. All amounts collected from such additional fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska Child Abuse Prevention Fund.
(2) Upon request and payment of the fees required by section 71-612, a certified copy of a delayed birth certificate shall be furnished by the department. All fees for a certified copy shall be handled as provided in section 71-612.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 42, § 22;
Laws 1986, LB 333, § 10;
Laws 1991, LB 703, § 31;
Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 54;
Laws 1995, LB 406, § 33;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 535;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 154;
Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 48, § 4;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 58;
Laws 2006, LB 994, § 87;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 428.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-626 - Adoptive birth certificate; adoption decree; court; report of adoption; contents.

71-626.
Adoptive birth certificate; adoption decree; court; report of adoption; contents.
(1) For each adoption of a Nebraska-born or foreign-born person decreed by any court of this state, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the department. The report shall (a) include the original name, date, and place of birth and the name of the parent or parents of such person; (b) provide information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted; (c) provide the name and address of the child placement agency, if any, which placed the child for adoption; and (d) identify the decree of adoption and be certified by the clerk of the court.
(2) Information in the possession of the petitioner necessary to prepare the report of adoption shall be furnished with the petition for adoption by each petitioner or his or her attorney. The social or welfare agency or other person concerned shall supply the court with such additional information in his or her possession as may be necessary to complete the report. The supplying of such information shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of a decree.
(3) Whenever an adoption decree is amended or set aside, the clerk of the court shall prepare a report thereof, which shall include such facts as are necessary to identify the original adoption report and the facts amended in the adoption decree as shall be necessary to properly amend the birth record.
(4) Not later than the tenth day after the decree has been entered, the clerk of such court shall forward the report to the department whenever an adoptive birth certificate is to be filed or has already been filed.
Source
Laws 1941, c. 143, § 1, p. 571;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 43-113;
R.S.1943, § 71-626;
Laws 1945, c. 168, § 1, p. 540;
Laws 1959, c. 323, § 5, p. 1182;
Laws 1961, c. 342, § 1, p. 1093;
Laws 1965, c. 418, § 9, p. 1339;
Laws 1971, LB 246, § 1;
Laws 1980, LB 681, § 2;
Laws 1980, LB 992, § 30;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 536;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 155;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 429.
Cross References
For proceedings for adoption of children, see Chapter 43, article 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-627 - Adoptive birth certificates; filing; copies; issuance.

71-627.
Adoptive birth certificates; filing; copies; issuance.
(1) The certificate of birth of adopted children shall be filed as other certificates of birth. The department shall charge and collect the same fee as prescribed in subsection (1) of section 71-612 for each certificate filed. All such fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund. The department shall charge and collect an additional fee of one dollar for each certificate issued. All amounts collected from such additional fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska Child Abuse Prevention Fund.
(2) Upon request and payment of the fees required by section 71-612, a certified copy of an adoptive birth certificate shall be furnished by the department. All fees for a certified copy shall be handled as provided in section 71-612.
Source
Laws 1941, c. 143, § 2, p. 572;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 43-114;
R.S.1943, § 71-627;
Laws 1953, c. 243, § 1, p. 833;
Laws 1959, c. 323, § 6, p. 1183;
Laws 1961, c. 342, § 2, p. 1094;
Laws 1965, c. 418, § 10, p. 1340;
Laws 1965, c. 419, § 4, p. 1343;
Laws 1971, LB 246, § 3;
Laws 1973, LB 583, § 10;
Laws 1983, LB 617, § 16;
Laws 1986, LB 333, § 11;
Laws 1991, LB 703, § 32;
Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 55;
Laws 1995, LB 406, § 34;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 538;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 157;
Laws 2002, Second Spec. Sess., LB 48, § 5;
Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 59;
Laws 2006, LB 994, § 88;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 431.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-627.01 - Adoptive birth certificate; decree of adoption of child born in another state; notice of entry of decree.

71-627.01.
Adoptive birth certificate; decree of adoption of child born in another state; notice of entry of decree.
Whenever a decree of adoption is entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Nebraska, as to a child born in another state, the judge of the court in which such decree is entered shall, on forms to be furnished by the department, notify the agency having authority to issue adoptive birth certificates in the state in which such child was born for the purpose of securing the issuance of an adoptive birth certificate from the state of birth.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 342, § 3, p. 1094;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 539;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 158;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 432.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare › 71-627.02 - Adoption of foreign-born person; birth certificate; contents.

71-627.02.
Adoption of foreign-born person; birth certificate; contents.
Upon receipt of a Report of Adoption or a certified copy of a decree of adoption issued by any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Nebraska as to any foreign-born person, the department shall prepare a birth certificate in the new name of the adopted person. The birth certificate shall show specifically (1) the new name of the adopted person, (2) the date of birth and sex of the adopted person, (3) statistical information concerning the adoptive parents in place of the natural parents, and (4) the true or probable place of birth including the city or town and country.
Source
Laws 1961, c. 342, § 4, p. 1094;
Laws 1980, LB 681, § 3;
Laws 1980, LB 992, § 32;
Laws 1994, LB 886, § 7;
Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 540;
Laws 1997, LB 307, § 159;
Laws 2007, LB296, § 433.