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Department of Health, Epidemiology and Response Division, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics.

All births presented for registration one year or more after the date of birth are to be filed on an application for delayed certificate of birth form or other format prescribed by the state registrar. No application for a delayed birth certificate shall be approved except by the…

A. Paternity: Upon receipt of a sworn acknowledgement of paternity signed by both parents, if no other person is shown as the father on the original certificate, a new certificate shall be prepared. A written request by both parents, if made within the 18 years of the child's bir…

A. Final Decree Requirements. On proof of adoption, a certificate of foreign birth shall be established by the state registrar for a person born in a foreign country who was not a citizen of the United States at the time of birth, provided the following conditions exist: (1) the …

A. Registration (1) When a death occurs in this state, a certificate of death shall be filed through the state's approved electronic system within five days after the death and prior to final disposition. (a) The medical certification of death must be completed in the state's app…

The delayed registration of a death shall be registered in the manner prescribed below. A. If the certifier, at the time of death and the attending funeral services practitioner or person who acted as such are available to complete and sign the certificate of death, it may be com…

Reports of induced termination of pregnancy are statistical reports only and are not to be incorporated into the official records of the vital records and health statistics bureau, nor to be issued in any manner. The state registrar is authorized to dispose of the reports when al…

A. Disposition of body. Before final disposition of a dead body or a fetus, the funeral service practitioner or person acting as such shall.(1) Obtain assurance from the certifier that death is from natural causes and that the certifier will assume responsibility for certifying t…

This section is intended to supplement previous sections regarding the amendment of live birth and death records. A. Who may apply to amend a certificate - birth and death.(1) To amend a birth certificate, application may be made by both parents, the legal guardian or court order…

A. Form of Fetal Death Report: The state registrar shall prescribe the form and content of a spontaneous fetal death report. B. Application: The state registrar shall prescribe the form and content of an application for a certificate of still birth which shall specify the informa…

When an authorized reproduction of a vital record has been properly prepared by the state registrar and when all steps have been taken to ensure the continued preservation of the information, the record from which the authorized reproduction was made may be disposed of by the sta…

These regulations govern the creation and maintenance of a system of vital records and health statistics in New Mexico and insure the integrity of all vital records and health statistics issued or maintained by the department of health.

A. To protect the integrity of vital records the state registrar or other authorized custodian of vital records shall not permit inspection of, nor disclose information contained in vital statistics records, or copy or issue a copy of all or part of any vital record unless he or …

A. Reproduction of records. Copies of vital records may be made by mechanical, electronic, or other reproductive process, except that the information contained in the "information for medical and health use only" section of the birth certificate shall not be included, except as p…

Upon notification of the state registrar by a law enforcement agency that a child born in this state is missing, the record shall be flagged "M.C., do not issue" or electronically flagged. A. Upon notification by a law enforcement agency that a child born outside this state is mi…

No copy of a birth certificate or certificate of death shall be issued until the fee for the copy is received unless specific approval has been obtained from the state registrar or otherwise provided for by statute or regulation. A. Each search for a birth certificate, death cert…

A. Court orders received by the bureau which order the amendment or creation of a vital records which are inconsistent with information known or maintained by the bureau may require the formal or other challenge of such if the bureau was not given notice of the related hearing or…

For all parts of this section, any document in which a name is created or amended, the name given must comply with the following requirements: A. must include a first and last name; B. must be a full name and may not include initials; C. may not be obscene, offensive, bizarre, or…

A. A healthcare provider who prescribes medical aid in dying medication to an individual must fully complete the designated online form as soon as possible but in no case later than 30 days of issuing the prescription. The submitted form will be assigned a number for administrati…

The regulations set forth herein are promulgated by the secretary of the department of health by the authority of Subsection F of Section 9-7-6 NMSA 1978 and implement the Vital Statistics Act, Sections 24-14-1 to 24-14-31 NMSA 1978, as amended. These regulations also implement c…

Permanent.

12/27/2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

These regulations are promulgated pursuant to statute for the purpose of installing, maintaining and operating a system of vital statistics throughout this state.

As used in these regulations. A. Definitions beginning with "A": "Act" means the Vital Statistics Act, Sections 24-14-1 to 24-14-31, NMSA 1978 as amended. B. Definitions beginning with "B": "Bureau"means the vital records and health statistics bureau, epidemiology and response di…

All forms used in the system of vital statistics are the property of the department, and shall be returned to the state registrar upon demand. Only those forms prescribed, distributed and approved by the state registrar shall be used in the reporting of vital records and statisti…