26-2-4 - Content and form of certificates and reports.
26-2-4. Content and form of certificates and reports.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (5), to promote and maintain nationwide uniformityin the vital records system, the forms of certificates, certification, reports, and other documentsand records required by this chapter or the rules implementing this chapter shall include as aminimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics,subject to approval, additions, and modifications by the department.
(2) Certificates, certifications, forms, reports, other documents and records, and the formof communications between persons required by this chapter shall be prepared in the formatprescribed by department rule.
(3) All vital records shall include the date of filing.
(4) Certificates, certifications, forms, reports, other documents and records, andcommunications between persons required by this chapter may be signed, filed, verified,registered, and stored by photographic, electronic, or other means as prescribed by departmentrule.
(5) The state:
(a) may collect the Social Security number of a deceased individual; and
(b) may not include the Social Security number of an individual on a certificate of death.
Amended by Chapter 32, 2007 General Session