Maryland HB939 updates the process for filing certificates of birth, specifying who must file them and within what timeframe.

Maryland HB939 revises the requirements for filing certificates of birth. It mandates that the administrative head of the institution or a designated individual, or the attending clinician or a designee, must prepare a certificate of birth within a specified number of days after a birth occurs in an institution, en route to an institution, or outside an institution with an attending clinician. The bill also details who must sign the certificate and under what circumstances.

Maryland HB939 updates the process for filing certificates of birth, specifying who must file them and within what timeframe.

Maryland HB939 revises the requirements for filing certificates of birth. It mandates that the administrative head of the institution or a designated individual, or the attending clinician or a designee, must prepare a certificate of birth within a specified number of days after a birth occurs in an institution, en route to an institution, or outside an institution with an attending clinician. The bill also details who must sign the certificate and under what circumstances.