Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09
DIVISION 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS 102100-103925›PART 1. VITAL RECORDS 102100-103800›CHAPTER 7. Fetal Death Registration 102950-103040.1›ARTICLE 2. Responsibility of Attending Physician 102975
§ 102975 (operative July 1, 2026)
California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) The physician or nurse practitioner, if any, in attendance on the delivery of a fetus shall, within 15 hours after the delivery, state on the certificate of fetal death the time of fetal death or delivery, the direct causes of the fetal death, the conditions, if any, that gave rise to these causes, and other medical and health section data as may be required on the certificate and shall sign the certificate in attest to these facts.
(b) The physician or nurse practitioner shall, within 15 hours after the death, deposit the certificate at the place of death, deliver it to the attending funeral director at their place of business, or deliver it to the office of the physician or nurse practitioner.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.
(Repealed (in Sec. 11) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 12. (AB 583) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
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