Title 7, Human Health Care and Safety.

(a) Each individual in charge of an institution, or his delegate, shall keep a record of personal data concerning each individual admitted or confined to the institution. This record shall: (1) Include the information required for a reportable vital event; and (2)(A) Be created a…

(a) An individual with knowledge of the facts related to a reportable vital event shall furnish any information that he or she may possess to the Registrar within 5 days of a request by the Registrar. (b) No later than the 10th day of each month, the individual in charge of each …

(a) To promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in systems of vital statistics, the forms for a vital record or a required vital report shall include, at a minimum, the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics. (b) Information required i…

(a) A report of each live birth that occurs in the District shall be filed with the Registrar within 5 days after the birth. (b)(1) An institution or physician shall submit live birth information electronically, and the Registrar shall register the live birth when the information…

(a) An individual required to prepare and file a report of live birth shall include in the report the Social Security number or numbers of each parent, if the parent has more than one Social Security number. The Social Security numbers shall not appear on the record of live birth…

(a) An individual who assumes legal custody of a live born infant of unknown parentage shall file with the Registrar a report of live birth that establishes the facts of live birth. The report shall be submitted to the Registrar within 5 days after the individual obtains custody …

(a) An individual may submit a delayed report of live birth of an individual born in the District one year or more after the live birth in a manner to be prescribed by rules issued pursuant to § 7-231.29. A delayed report of live birth shall not be registered until evidence to su…

(a) The funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body shall electronically submit a report of death to the Registrar within 5 days after date of death and before the final disposition of the body. The report of death shall be registered if it has been electronically c…

(a) When a death that occurs in the District has not been registered one year or more after the date of death, a delayed report of death may be filed by the funeral director who first took possession of the dead body in accordance with rules issued pursuant to § 7-231.29 by the R…

(a)(1) An institution shall report electronically each death of a fetus that occurs in the District within 5 days after delivery; provided, that the fetus either: (A) Has completed 20 weeks gestation or more, as calculated from the date that the last normal menstrual period began…

(a) Each induced termination of pregnancy that occurs in the District, regardless of the length of gestation, shall be electronically reported to the Registrar within 5 days by the individual in charge of the institution in which the induced termination of pregnancy was performed…

(a)(1) Within 180 days of March 16, 2021, the Department shall establish a certificate of stillbirth. (2) The certificate shall include such appropriate information as determined by the Department and be on a form established by the Department that is similar, as applicable, to a…

(a) Entitled individuals may submit an application to register an out-of-institution birth, delayed birth, or delayed death. If an application to register a record is denied, the applicant may file a complaint with the court for an order to register the record. The court shall pr…

(a) The funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body shall obtain the following before disposing of the body: (1) An authorization for final disposition of the body from the individual with rights to control the final disposition pursuant to § 3-413; (2) A permit fro…

The court shall complete and forward to the Registrar on or before the 20th day of each month in an electronic format prescribed by the Registrar a report of completed applications and licenses for marriage returned to the court during the preceding month, and a record of each di…

(a) Except for an expedited adoption pursuant to [§ 16-318], the court shall prepare an adoption form for each adoption decreed by the court. The form shall: (1) State facts necessary to locate and identify the original record of live birth of the adoptee; (2) Provide the informa…

(a) The Registrar shall issue rules pursuant to § 7-231.29 governing the amendment of vital records that protect the integrity and accuracy of the vital records. (b) A record or report registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and implement…

(a) The Registrar shall establish a new record of live birth upon receipt of one the following documents: (1) An adoption form prepared in accordance with § 7-231.19; (2) An adoption form prepared and filed according to the laws of a state or foreign country; (3) A certified copy…

(a) The Registrar shall establish a new record of live birth that reflects the new gender designation and, if applicable, the new name of an individual born in the District upon receipt of the following documents: (1) A written request, signed under oath or affirmation, for a new…

(a) The Registrar shall develop and implement a preservation management program to preserve vital record documents and information that meets generally accepted standards for permanent preservation. (b) The Registrar may prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other rep…

(a) Vital records, vital reports, indices, related documents, and data or information contained therein shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2. (b) Except as authorized by this chapter, rules issued pursuant to and…

(a)(1) A certificate of live birth, a death, fetal death, domestic partnership or dissolution of domestic partnership, or any part thereof, issued in accordance with this section, shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original record and shall be prima facie eviden…

(a)(1) When the Registrar receives information that a vital event report or record may have been registered, corrected, or amended through fraud or misrepresentation, the Registrar may withhold issuance of any certificate or amendment of that certificate pending inquiry by approp…

(a) The Registrar shall prescribe by rules issued pursuant to § 7-231.29 the fees to be paid for the following services: (1) Processing an application to amend a vital record; (2) Certifying records, whether paper or electronic, or searching the files when no certificate is issue…

(a) A fine of not more than $12,500, or imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or both, for each occurrence shall be imposed on: (1) Any individual who willfully and knowingly makes a false statement to the Registrar or the Registrar's designee when submitting information require…

The Registrar, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.

Chapter 2 of this title, is repealed. The existing rules implementing Chapter 2 of this title shall remain in effect until superseded by rules promulgated under this chapter.