W. Va. Code R. § 64-32-18

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 64-32-18 - Matching of Birth and Death Certificates

18.1. When carrying out the birth and death matching program, the State Registrar shall establish written guidelines which provide the standards for determining a match does exist. These standards shall specify the information about the decedent which should be available and which should be compared to the information on the birth certificate before a match can be made. These items include as a minimum whenever possible: the name of the decedent; the name of the father and the maiden name of the mother; the date of birth or age of the decedent; the state of birth of the decedent; and the marital status of the decedent. The State Registrar shall not establish a match unless there is documented proof of the fact of death.

18.2. Once a match of a birth and a death is established, the State Registrar shall post the date of death, the state where the death occurred, and the death certificate number to the birth certificate or to an electronic record which identifies the birth certificate.