TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 2: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
§ 26004. Duties of the Registrar or Person in Charge. (a) The Registrar shall: (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Act and the regulations issued hereunder, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the system of vital statistics. (2) Direct and supervise the system of vital statistics and the Health and Vital Statistics Office and be custodian of its records. (3) Direct, supervise, and control the activities of all persons when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital statistics. (4) Conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the CNMI in matters pertaining to the system of vital statistics. (5) Prescribe, furnish and distribute such forms as are required by this Act and the regulations issued hereunder, or prescribe such other means for transmission of data as will accomplish the purpose of complete and accurate reporting and registration. (6) Prepare and publish reports of vital statistics for the CNMI, and such other reports as may be required by the State Agency. (7) Provide to local health agencies copies of or data derived from certificates and reports required under this Act, as he or she shall determine are necessary for local health planning and program activities. The Registrar shall establish a schedule with each local health agency for transmittal of the copies or data. The copies or data shall remain the property of the Health and Vital Statistics Office, and the uses which may be made of them shall be governed by the Registrar. (b) The Registrar may establish or designate offices in Rota and Tinian as provided by regulation to aid in the efficient administration of the system of vital statistics. (c) The Registrar may delegate such functions and duties to employees of the Health and Vital Statistics Office and to employees of any office established or designated under subsection (b). Source: PL 15-50, § 7, modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed “Section 7(b)” in subsection (c) above to “subsection (b)” pursuant to the authority granted by 1 CMC § 3806.