Va. Code § 32.1-258.1

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 32.1-258.1 - Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; requirements

Upon the request of either individual listed as the parent on a report of fetal death in the Commonwealth as defined in § 32.1-264, the State Registrar shall issue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth for unintended, intrauterine fetal deaths occurring after a gestational period of 20 weeks or more. The requesting parent may, but shall not be required to, provide a name for the stillborn child on the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. This section shall apply retroactively to any circumstances that would have resulted in the issuance of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth, as prescribed by the Board.

2003, cc. 537, 552; 2020, c. 900; 2022, c. 171.

Amended by Acts 2022 c. 171,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.

Amended by Acts 2020 c. 900, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.