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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.705 - Out-of-institution birth documentation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When a birth
				  occurs in this state outside of a hospital or other institution, and the
				  certificate of birth is requested to be filed before the first birthday of the
				  child, the bureau will require additional evidence as set out in (b) of this
				  section before accepting the filing of the certificate.
(b) The person responsible for filing the
				  certificate of birth shall submit the additional evidence acceptable to the
				  bureau as follows:
(1) evidence of pregnancy,
				  including
(A) the prenatal medical
				  record;
(B) a statement from a
				  physician or other health care provider qualified to determine the pregnancy;
				  or
(C) a home visit by a public
				  health nurse or other health care provider concerning the pregnancy;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.710 - Request

Current through May 31, 2024
Proper request for a new certificate shall be considered a
					 written and signed request: in the case of adoption, from the adoptive parents,
					 or from the adopted person if of legal age; and in the case of legitimation,
					 from one of the parents, or from the legitimated person if of legal age. The
					 form and type of request acceptable shall be determined by the State
					 Registrar.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.220
AS
						25.20.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.720 - Form of certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
The new birth certificate shall be prepared upon the same
					 type of form, and look as much like a regular birth certificate as possible.
					 Nothing on it shall state or refer to the fact that it is a new certificate.
					 The actual date and place of birth shall be shown, and any question of
					 legitimacy shall be answered in the affirmative. The name on the birth
					 certificate shall be as ordered in the decree, if so specified; otherwise as
					 requested by the parents. The name of the attendant or other person signing the
					 original certificate shall be copied on the new certificate. The personal
					 particulars shall reflect as much as possible the new situation of adoption or
					 legitimation, and these and any other items shall be completed as specified by
					 the State Registrar.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.220
AS
						25.20.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.730 - Filing of certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
When the new certificate of birth has been established, it
					 shall be substituted in place of the original certificate. All references to
					 the original certificate shall be removed or deleted from the regular indexes,
					 and from any other source to which the public might have access. The original
					 certificate, any attachments thereto, and all correspondence, decrees,
					 adjudications, or other reference to the adoption or legitimation shall be
					 sealed away from any inspection except upon order of a superior court; provided
					 that the State Registrar may open all or part of such sealed file for
					 inspection by the person whose record it is, if of legal age; by an agent of
					 the state or federal government acting in the performance of official duties;
					 or for any necessary administrative purpose within the
					 bureau.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.220
AS
						25.20.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.740 - Procedure on adoption

Current through May 31, 2024
Upon receipt of a report that an adoption has been vacated,
					 the original certificate of birth shall be restored to its place in the files;
					 and the new certificate together with all evidence and related material shall
					 be sealed away from inspection except upon order of a superior court, or for
					 administrative inspection by the State Registrar.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.220
AS
						25.20.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.750 - New original certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
If no certificate of birth is on file for the person for
					 whom a new certificate is to be established, an original certificate must be
					 prepared and registered in accordance with the provision of the Vital
					 Statistics Act, these regulations, and the instructions of the State Registrar
					 before a new certificate of birth may be established.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.220
AS
						25.20.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.760 - Sealing of copies

Current through May 31, 2024
When a new certificate of birth is established in the
					 bureau, the State Registrar shall direct that any local copies of the original
					 record in the custody of local recorders be sealed away from inspection except
					 upon order of a superior court or demand of the State Registrar. Upon the
					 vacation of any adoption, the State Registrar shall direct the proper
					 disposition of any pertinent local records. The State Registrar may supply a
					 copy of the new certificate to the same local recorder to substitute in place
					 of the original copy.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.220
AS
						25.20.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.770 - Permitted disclosure

Current through May 31, 2024
After the establishment of a new certificate of birth in
					 accordance with these provisions, such new certificate shall be the official
					 certificate of birth of the person concerned. A verification or certified copy
					 of part or all of such new certificate may be made by the bureau and by any
					 local custodian of a copy of such new certificate, subject to the provisions on
					 disclosure of records; and when properly issued and certified, shall be prima
					 facie evidence of the date and place of birth of the person therein
					 named.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.220
AS
						25.20.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.780 - Delayed registration

Current through May 31, 2024
When the birth of a person born in Alaska, heretofore or
					 hereafter, has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance
					 with the Vital Statistics Act, these regulations, and instructions issued
					 thereunder. Its acceptance for registration shall be determined by the
					 evidentiary and other requirements established hereunder. The establishment of
					 such procedure, or the acceptance for registration of a certificate thereunder,
					 does not relieve anyone from any responsibility he had for filing such
					 certificate within a specified time.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.790 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
As used herein
(1)
				  "belated" birth certificate means one filed after the time prescribed for filed
				  but within one year from the date of birth;
(2) "delayed" birth certificate means one
				  filed one year or more after the date of birth; and
(3) "application for registration" means the
				  filing of a satisfactory certificate form, signed, acknowledged, and completed
				  to the extent required of the applicant, in accordance with the instructions of
				  the State Registrar, with the proper local registrar or with the bureau as may
				  be required.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.800 - Forms and proof

Current through May 31, 2024
The belated or delayed certificate forms shall be those
					 prescribed and furnished by the bureau, and the evidentiary or other
					 information required shall be submitted on such forms or in such manner as
					 shall be determined by the State Registrar. Original documents may be submitted
					 to the bureau at the owner's risk; they may be copied, abstracted, or otherwise
					 included in the substantiating evidence, but shall be returned to the owner if
					 so requested. The required proof or evidence needed to substantiate a delayed
					 certificate shall be the responsibility of the person concerned, and the burden
					 of proof shall rest with such person. Fees for registering a delayed
					 certificate and any charges for obtaining substantiating evidence shall be as
					 prescribed by the State Registrar, and shall be paid to the bureau by the
					 applicant before such certificate may be registered.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.805 - Acceptability of belated certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
A belated birth certificate shall be the regular
					 certificate of live birth form, and shall be filed with the local registrar of
					 the registration district within which the birth occurred. To be acceptable the
					 form must be completed fully and accurately, and signed by the physician or
					 other person who attended the birth; or in the absence or unavailability of
					 such person, by one of the parents; or otherwise in accordance with the
					 instructions of the State Registrar. The State Registrar may require additional
					 evidence of the facts of birth before accepting the registration in cases where
					 he deems this necessary. Such belated certificate shall be recorded and
					 transmitted in the same manner as regular certificates of birth. No fee shall
					 be charged for the registration of belated birth
					 certificates.
Authority:
AS
						18.15.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.810 - Delayed certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
A delayed birth certificate for a person less than 12 years
					 of age at the time of application for registration, as defined herein, may be
					 filed either with the proper local registrar or directly with the bureau, and
					 shall be marked "Delayed." To be acceptable the form must be completed in
					 accordance with the instructions of the State Registrar, and signed the same as
					 a belated certificate. When so required by the State Registrar, the date and
					 place of birth must be supported by an affidavit of a competent person
					 acquainted with the facts, or by an acceptable piece of documentary evidence.
					 When filed with the local registrar, such certificate shall be forwarded to the
					 bureau in accordance with instructions of the State Registrar. If acceptable,
					 the certificate shall be registered in the bureau upon the payment of any
					 prescribed fee therefor. After registration it may be recorded by the proper
					 recording magistrate.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.815 - Form and procedure

Current through May 31, 2024
A delayed birth certificate for a person 12 years of age or
					 more at the time of application for registration, as defined herein, shall be a
					 form entitled, "Delayed Certificate of Birth," prescribed and furnished by the
					 bureau; and shall be filed directly with the bureau. To be acceptable the form
					 must be completed in accordance with the instructions of the State Registrar;
					 and signed by the person whose birth is to be registered, except in cases where
					 the State Registrar finds that such signature is impossible to obtain. It must
					 be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths, by
					 the person whose birth is to be registered; provided that when such person is
					 not competent to swear to this information, it shall be subscribed and sworn to
					 by a parent, legal guardian, or other representative of the person. In addition
					 to any other items prescribed by the State Registrar, the form shall provide
					 for the name, sex, birthdate, and birthplace of the person whose birth is to be
					 registered. Along with the properly completed form, the applicant shall submit
					 to the bureau the documentary evidence required to support the facts stated in
					 the delayed certificate, as well as any related information requested by the
					 State Registrar. For each such delayed certificate, the date of birth must be
					 supported by at least three pieces of documentary evidence; the place of birth
					 by at least three; the parentage, if appearing on the certificate, by at least
					 one; provided that the State Registrar may make exceptions when necessary by
					 reducing the number of documents required for delayed birth certificates for
					 natives of Alaska - Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts - if he is otherwise satisfied
					 with the validity of the application. Such application for registration shall
					 be considered pending until it is found acceptable by the State Registrar, and
					 completed and registered with the bureau after the payment of any prescribed
					 fees and service charges by the applicant.
Authority:
AS
						18.15.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.820 - Acceptable evidence

Current through May 31, 2024
Acceptable documentary evidence shall be prescribed by the
					 State Registrar, following generally the national standards recommended by the
					 agencies responsible for national vital statistics, and for the use of records
					 in the interest of national security. In general such documents must be records
					 established in the past, preferably near the time of birth, but at least five
					 years before such application; they must contain specific reference to at least
					 one of the facts to be proved: date of birth, place of birth, parentage; they
					 must be identified as pertaining to the person in question. Such documents
					 usually are records made by various agencies, institutions, or persons for some
					 other purpose but showing incidentally as identifying items one or more of the
					 facts to be proved; or they may be an actual recording of the facts of birth.
					 One affidavit of personal knowledge by a competent person with adequate
					 knowledge of the facts, if found acceptable by the State Registrar, may be used
					 in lieu of one of the three required documents; such affidavit need not be five
					 years old.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.825 - Requirement of independence

Current through May 31, 2024
The acceptability of any document submitted as supporting
					 evidence to the filing of a delayed birth certificate shall be determined by
					 the State Registrar. The original of such documents may be submitted, or a copy
					 or abstract may be submitted properly certified, in such manner and containing
					 such information as required by the State Registrar. Age of the document, the
					 conditions under which it was made and preserved, and any evidence of
					 alteration shall be considered. When more than one piece of documentary
					 evidence is required to support a particular fact, each must be of independent
					 origin; however, each piece of documentary evidence may be used to support more
					 than one of the required facts, if it does so satisfactorily. Such evidence
					 submitted shall be abstracted on the certificate, including the title or
					 description of the document; the name and address of the affiant if the piece
					 of evidence is an affidavit of personal knowledge, or of the custodian if a
					 record or copy thereof; the date of the original document; and the date of the
					 certified copy.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.830 - Filing

Current through May 31, 2024
When the delayed certificate and supporting evidence are
					 satisfactory, the State Registrar or his designated representative shall enter
					 the filing date and sign the certificate, certifying that no prior birth
					 certificate can be found on file for such person, that he has reviewed the
					 evidence submitted, and that the abstract thereof appearing on the certificate
					 accurately reflects the condition and contents of such evidence. When all
					 requirements have been met, such certificate shall be registered with the
					 bureau, and thereafter shall be the established certificate of birth for such
					 individual; provided that should the State Registrar at any time in the future
					 find sufficient evidence of fraud in the certificate or in the supporting
					 evidence submitted, he shall suspend the issuance of copies from such record
					 and from recorded copies thereof, and give due notice to the individual
					 concerned, addressed to his last known address. Such individual shall be given
					 30 days within which to explain such discrepancies or answer such charges.
					 Lacking a satisfactory explanation, the State Registrar shall then remove such
					 certificate from the regular files of the bureau, and take such further action
					 as may be appropriate.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.835 - Notification of applicant

Current through May 31, 2024
When a request or application for delayed registration of
					 any birth is not being actively prosecuted by the applicant, the State
					 Registrar may remove the case from the active pending file and so notify the
					 applicant. When sufficient documentary evidence cannot be submitted, or when
					 the State Registrar finds reason to question the validity or adequacy of the
					 certificate or the supporting evidence, he shall not accept the delayed
					 certificate for registration. In such case the State Registrar shall so notify
					 the applicant, giving his reason for such action, and advise him of his right
					 of appeal to a superior court. He shall also return to the applicant all
					 documentary evidence submitted by him, but shall keep in the files of the
					 bureau an adequate record of such evidence and other transactions supporting
					 his action in refusing to register the certificate.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.840 - Delayed death certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
When a death, fetal death, or marriage occurring in Alaska
					 has not been registered, a certificate thereof may be filed with the bureau;
					 and if found acceptable by the State Registrar shall be registered. The State
					 Registrar shall determine what documents or other evidence shall be necessary
					 to substantiate the facts of such death, fetal death, or marriage, which
					 requirements shall follow any national standards, and in general be similar to
					 those herein established for delayed birth registration. He shall notify the
					 proper authorities in any case where such a death might require investigation.
					 In any case where such event occurred one or more years prior to such
					 registration, the certificate thereof shall be marked "Delayed." This procedure
					 shall not apply in a case of presumption of death where no body has been
					 established.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.845 - Furnishing of copy

Current through May 31, 2024
In any case where a delayed certificate for any vital event
					 has been established by the bureau, the State Registrar may furnish a copy
					 thereof for recording to the recording magistrate of the recording district
					 wherein such event occurred.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.180
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.850 - Effect of court order

Current through May 31, 2024
When a record of birth of a person born in Alaska has been
					 established by court order in accordance with the provisions of the Vital
					 Statistics Act, the original of such order, a form prescribed and furnished by
					 the bureau, shall be filed with and registered by the bureau. Such record of
					 birth shall be forwarded to the bureau by the clerk of court on or before the
					 10th day of the month following the month in which such order was
					 entered.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.200
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.855 - Form and hearing

Current through May 31, 2024
The form for a petition for a court order establishing a
					 record of birth shall be prescribed and furnished by the bureau, and shall
					 contain the items required by the Vital Statistics Act, as well as any further
					 information requested; and shall be properly signed and sworn to by the
					 petitioner. The petition shall be accompanied by the required statement by the
					 State Registrar refusing to register such birth; by all documentary evidence
					 which was previously submitted to the bureau; and by any further evidence or
					 other pertinent information. In fixing a time and place for hearing the
					 petition, the State Registrar shall be given at least 15 days notice of such
					 hearing, and the opportunity to appear and testify in the proceeding, or to
					 submit a written statement pertaining thereto for the information of the
					 court.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.200
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.860 - Filing procedure

Current through May 31, 2024
A record of birth established pursuant to court order shall
					 contain the date of the court's action, and be marked as a court order. The
					 findings of the court as to date and place of birth, as well as any other
					 related findings, shall be entered. The evidence presented or obtained during
					 the hearing shall be listed and described in the same manner as prescribed for
					 delayed certificates filed directly with the bureau. Any instructions necessary
					 to insure uniformity of procedure and compliance with national standards shall
					 be issued by the State Registrar in cooperation with the Alaska Court System. A
					 record of birth so established by court order, when registered by the bureau,
					 shall constitute the record of birth for such individual.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.200
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.865 - Presumptive death

Current through May 31, 2024
In the case of death where a body can be reasonably
					 established - that is, where acceptable evidence shows that one or more
					 witnesses saw and identified such body after death - the regular death
					 certificate and procedures shall be used. When no body can be established,
					 presumptive death procedures shall apply. If such presumption of death is
					 established, a presumptive death certificate shall be filed with the recording
					 magistrate of the recording district within which such death was presumed to
					 occur. The presumptive death certificate form shall be prescribed by the
					 bureau, and contain such information as may be required by the State Registrar.
					 After being recorded, the original certificate shall be forwarded to the bureau
					 for registration at the same time, and in the same manner, as other
					 certificates are transmitted. Pertinent new information obtained later by the
					 court shall also be transmitted to the bureau, so that the presumptive death
					 certificate may be corrected if necessary; or removed and a regular death
					 certificate substituted in case the body is later recovered; or removed
					 entirely if the person is found to be alive.
Authority:
AS 18.50
AS 20.05.130
AS
						22.15.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.870 - Filing of certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
If the presumption of death is established by the district
					 magistrate's court, the district magistrate shall be responsible for completing
					 the certificate and filing it with the proper recording magistrate. Where the
					 presumption of death is established by the superior court, the clerk of court
					 shall be responsible for completing and filing the certificate with the proper
					 recording magistrate. The State Registrar in cooperation with the Alaska Court
					 System shall issue instructions concerning the use, filling out, and filing of
					 presumptive death certificates; and procedures relating to new information
					 subsequent thereto.
Authority:
AS 18.50
AS 20.05.130
AS
						22.15.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.875 - Corrections and amendments

Current through May 31, 2024
Any correction or amendment to a certificate or record
					 required by the Vital Statistics Act and related laws and regulations shall be
					 made only in accordance with these regulations and the instructions of the
					 State Registrar. Such correction or amendment shall be made first on the
					 original of such certificate or record. A correction or amendment may be made
					 only by a person authorized to make such changes.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.880 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
As used herein:
(1) "correction" means any change or addition
				  made at the time a certificate or record is being filed to make it more
				  accurate or complete, and therefore more acceptable for filing; after filing
				  but before registration, changes made to clarify or correct the writing or
				  spelling on the certificate or record, and the addition of missing or
				  incomplete items; and after registration by the bureau, the same as after
				  filing plus changes and additions due to queries sent out from the bureau for
				  additional information, when made within one year of the date of the event the
				  certificate or record certifies to, provided such change or addition is not of
				  major legal significance in the judgment of the State Registrar;
(2) "amendment" means any other change or
				  addition made to a certificate or record.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.885 - Method of correction

Current through May 31, 2024
A correction may be made by a local registrar during the
					 time he has the original certificate in his possession, in accordance with
					 instructions issued by the State Registrar. A notation shall be made on the
					 reverse side of the certificate stating the items corrected, the date of the
					 correction, and the authority therefor, in accordance with instructions.
					 Corrections may be made by properly authorized personnel, of the bureau, in
					 accordance with instructions.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.890 - Authority for correction

Current through May 31, 2024
An amendment may be made only within the bureau by
					 authorized personnel, in accordance with the instructions of the State
					 Registrar, and upon the presentation of sufficient documentary or other
					 evidence as required by the State Registrar. Such amended certificate or record
					 shall be plainly marked "Amended"; and show the items amended, the date
					 thereof, and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support
					 thereof.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.895 - Style of correction

Current through May 31, 2024
All corrections and amendments shall be made neatly and
					 legibly, without rendering unreadable any previous entry, by drawing a single
					 fine line through the previous entry, and writing the correct entry adjacent
					 thereto. Wherever possible a different colored ink, preferably a permanent dark
					 red, shall be used for corrections and amendments to further distinguish them
					 from original entries.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.900 - Change of name

Current through May 31, 2024
A court order of legal change of name, accompanied by the
					 proper request that it be entered on the appropriate certificate, shall be
					 considered an amendment, and so entered and indicated. Authorized legitimation
					 entries and additional information entered on presumptive death certificates
					 shall be considered amendments, and so indicated. A new certificate of birth
					 following legitimation or adoption shall not be considered amended, and shall
					 not in any way be so marked. When extensive corrections or major alterations
					 are authorized on a certificate, other than cases specified hereinabove, the
					 State Registrar shall determine the feasibility of the alternative method of
					 filing a new certificate at that time, marked "Amended" and containing a
					 statement of the circumstances, and a description of the evidence submitted. In
					 such cases the original certificate shall be retained as
					 evidence.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.905 - Court order controls

Current through May 31, 2024
A certificate or record made as the result of a court
					 action shall be corrected or amended only in accordance with findings of such
					 court, or of a higher court. The State Registrar in cooperation with the Alaska
					 Court System shall develop procedures and instructions to cover such
					 circumstances.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.910 - Notice of changes

Current through May 31, 2024
When a certificate is corrected or amended by the bureau,
					 the State Registrar shall instruct any local custodian of the recorded copy of
					 such certificate to make the same changes; provided that he need not do so in
					 cases of legitimation entries.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.915 - Burden of proof

Current through May 31, 2024
Any required proof or evidence needed to substantiate
					 corrections or amendments shall be the responsibility of the person concerned,
					 and the burden of proof shall rest with such person. Any required fees or
					 service charges shall be paid to the bureau before such changes are made, or
					 before a copy of the corrected or amended record may be
					 issued.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.290
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.920 - Confidentiality of records

Current through May 31, 2024
Inspection shall not be permitted of vital statistics
					 records, information disclosed therefrom, or a copy of all or any part of any
					 such record made except as authorized by these regulations, and in accordance
					 with the instructions of the State Registrar.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.310
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.925 - Limited disclosure

Current through May 31, 2024
Such inspection, disclosure, or copy shall be permissible
					 subsequent to the filing of any vital statistics record only when the custodian
					 of the original or copy of such record receives application therefor; and is
					 satisfied that such applicant has a direct interest in the matter recorded, and
					 that the information therein contained is necessary for the determination of
					 personal or property rights. Such decisions of a local registrar, recorder, or
					 other local custodian of a vital statistics record may be appealed to the State
					 Registrar. The decision of the State Registrar shall be final, subject only to
					 appeal to the superior court.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.310
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.930 - Government agents

Current through May 31, 2024
Unless otherwise restricted by statute, an agent of the
					 state or federal government, acting in the performance of official duties,
					 shall be allowed access to particular records as necessary.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.310
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.931 - Disclosure to immunization registries

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The state
				  registrar shall disclose data collected from certificates of birth or filings
				  under 7 AAC 05.705 to enroll each child
				  born in this state in any immunization registry maintained by the
				  department.
(b) The state registrar
				  shall submit an electronic data file to any immunization registry maintained by
				  the department within seven days of the information being received by the
				  department. Information to be submitted to any immunization registry maintained
				  by the department must include, if available,
(1) the name of the child;
(2) the date of birth of the child;
(3) the hospital or other institution of
				  birth of the child;
(4) the
				  certificate of birth number for the child;
(5) the name, date of birth, and residence
				  address of the mother of the child; and
(6) the name and date of birth of the father
				  of the child.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.935 - Procedure

Current through May 31, 2024
Subject to the restrictions herein, and in accordance with
					 the instructions of the State Registrar, disclosure of all or part of a vital
					 statistics record shall be made upon request to an authorized person; provided
					 that:
(1) disclosure of any
				  information indicating that a birth occurred out of wedlock shall be made only
				  upon order of a superior court; or to the person himself when of legal age; or
				  to the parent of such person when needed to obtain personal or property rights;
				  or to an agent of the state or federal government, acting in the performance of
				  official duties, when needed to obtain personal or property rights for the
				  person concerned;
(2) disclosure of
				  a record where a person has been legitimated but no new certificate has been
				  required shall be in accordance with the same provisions applying to
				  illegitimate records;
(3)
				  disclosure of the original record, and any information relating thereto, after
				  a new certificate of birth has been substituted in cases of adoption and
				  legitimation shall be in accordance with the statutes and regulations relating
				  thereto;
(4) disclosure of the
				  records, and any information pertaining thereto, concerning adoption,
				  legitimation, and the issuance of marriage licenses shall be in accordance with
				  the statutes and regulations pertaining thereto.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.310
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.940 - Short-form certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
The state registrar may provide for a short-form
					 certification for any vital events included in this chapter. A short form
					 certification may be is used generally for all births, for births which do not
					 show parentage and for certification of illegitimate births in accordance with
					 instructions of the state registrar; provided that no identification of
					 illegitimacy is made on the certification. A short-form certification may be
					 used for this purpose by the bureau, and by a local recorders of vital records
					 specifically authorized to do so by the state registrar.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.310
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.945 - Limitation on copying

Current through May 31, 2024
The State Registrar may specify as confidential information
					 certain parts of any certificate required under the Vital Statistics Act,
					 outside of the part certified by the signer thereof; such as the lower part or
					 reverse side of the certificate. Such parts so designated shall not be copied
					 or recorded in any local office without specific permission of the State
					 Registrar; nor shall such original certificates be open for inspection while in
					 the possession of a local official. Any certification made of any such
					 certificate shall not include such confidential information except upon order
					 of a superior court, or upon specific instruction of the State
					 Registrar.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.310
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.950 - Research information

Current through May 31, 2024
The State Registrar may provide information from records
					 and certificates registered in the bureau as well as those recorded as vital
					 records by a local recorder, for statistical and research purposes; provided no
					 identification of any individual can be made from the information furnished. He
					 shall determine the conditions under which such information may be supplied,
					 and the cost and method of reimbursement for any such service. The National
					 Office of Vital Statistics may be furnished copies or other data from such
					 records as may be needed for national statistics on a cost basis, and with such
					 provisions for confidentiality as may be required by the State Registrar. He
					 may also provide for the use of such records by local health authorities under
					 such conditions as he may specify.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.310
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.955 - Duty of employees

Current through May 31, 2024
State employees in the course of their duties shall not
					 disclose information from vital records except in accordance with these
					 regulations. Such employees shall not disclose any information whatsoever
					 concerning such records outside of the course of their
					 duties.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.310
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.960 - Certified copies

Current through May 31, 2024
Subject to provisions on disclosure of records, the bureau
					 and local recorders of vital records shall issue upon request a certified copy
					 of all or part of a certificate or record in their custody, or an uncertified
					 copy, or such other information as requested, in accordance with instructions
					 issued by the State Registrar. Any such copy issued shall show the date of
					 registration or recording; and where pertinent shall be marked "Delayed,"
					 "Amended," or "Court Order," and show the effective date. A copy of any amended
					 certificate shall show both the original and changed entries, exactly as a
					 photocopy would show them. Authorities and evidence noted on amended
					 certificates shall be shown on such copies, in the manner determined by the
					 State Registrar.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.965 - Evidentiary value

Current through May 31, 2024
A certified copy of all or part of a vital statistics
					 record, properly issued and certified by the custodian of such record, shall be
					 considered for all purposes the same as the original, and have the evidentiary
					 value as established by law.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.970 - Limitation on copying

Current through May 31, 2024
No person, institution, or agency shall prepare or issue
					 any certificate or any part thereof which purports to be an original, certified
					 copy, or copy of a vital statistics record except as authorized hereunder or by
					 instructions of the State Registrar. An institution or agency may prepare, in
					 accordance with instructions of the State Registrar, extra copies of such
					 records for its own files, but not for any other use or distribution.
					 Production or reproduction of certified copies is specifically
					 prohibited.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.975 - Fees

Current through May 31, 2024
The State Registrar shall prescribe the fees to be paid for
					 certified copies issued; for searches of the files; for filing or registration
					 of delayed and new substitute certificates; for making corrections or
					 amendments; for supplying documentary evidence for any such purpose; and for
					 any special services rendered by the bureau; provided that an official
					 verification on a form and in the manner prescribed by the State Registrar, or
					 a certified copy when specifically needed for legal requirements, may be issued
					 by the State Registrar without charge to an official agency of the federal,
					 state, or local government for such agency's own use. In cases of financial
					 need, the State Registrar may occasionally waive the collection of a prescribed
					 fee when such service is necessary for the establishment of a needed personal
					 or property right. All such fees collected by the bureau shall be accounted
					 for, and paid into the general fund of the state.
The fees for similar services rendered by magistrates as
					 recorders of vital records, and the disposition of moneys so collected by them,
					 shall be as prescribed by the Alaska Court System.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.320
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.976 - Fees for heirloom marriage certificates

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the fee prescribed for a certified copy of a
					 marriage certificate under
					 7 AAC 05.975, the fee for an heirloom marriage
					 certificate is $35.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.272
AS
						18.50.330
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.980 - Record-keeping duty

Current through May 31, 2024
Institutions; doctors; nurses; midwives; funeral directors;
					 embalmers; churches and members of the clergy; local, state, and federal
					 officials or agencies, including military; or any others affected by or having
					 duties under the Vital Statistics Act and related laws and regulations shall
					 make and keep such necessary records as are required hereunder or by the State
					 Registrar. Such records shall be maintained for a period of not less than five
					 years, and shall be open to inspection by the State Registrar or his
					 representative upon his request.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.340
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 05 - Vital Records › Article 3 - Special Procedures › 7 AAC 05.985 - Reports and information

Current through May 31, 2024
Such periodic reports and information as may be required
					 under the Vital Statistics Act shall be submitted in accordance with the
					 instructions of the State Registrar. Any other report or information concerning
					 any vital event, certificate, or record needed in the course of his duties
					 under the Act and these regulations shall be furnished upon the request of the
					 State Registrar. Specifically this may include such transmittal lists as he may
					 determine necessary to insure the safety of records or certificates being
					 transmitted, such as from a hospital or other institution to a local
					 registrar.
Authority:
AS
						18.50.010
AS
						18.50.090