S 773 Session 107 (1987-1988)
S 0773 General Bill, By J.V. Smith
Similar(H 3144)
A Bill to amend Chapter 63 of Title 44, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to vital statistics, so as to clarify the responsibilities of the
Department of Health and Environmental Control in the registration and
certification of vital records; require each institution providing nursing,
custodial, or domiciliary care to issue permits and require the coroner of
each county to issue permits for noninstitution deaths; delete certain penalty
provisions which are incorporated into other provisions of Chapter 63; specify
restrictions on the issuance of copies to authorized entities; clarify those
entitled to the short form or birth card and specify which Code Sections
govern the establishment of paternity; add provisions to prevent the
fraudulent use of birth certificates of deceased persons and provide a
mechanism for members of a deceased person's family to obtain a copy of the
birth certificate; add provisions which provide for the issuance of a
certified copy of a death certificate only to those individuals with a direct
and tangible interest while allowing access to the older records for
geneological or other purposes to the applicant; add provisions to specify
entitlement to copies of marriage and divorce records filed with the
Department; provide that no delayed birth certificate may be registered for a
deceased person and delete provisions which duplicate this provision; provide
the correct references to cover all fees charged by the State Registrar for
searching, certifying, and amending individual vital records; provide a
process for filing birth certificates with the Bureau of Vital Statistics for
foreign-born, alien children adopted in this State; clarify recommendations
for correcting mistakes in birth and death certificates; clarify the process
of amending the birth certificate of a child whose parents marry after the
child's birth; group all penalties within one Code Section; provide a process
of filing or amending a birth certificate where paternity has been determined
pursuant to an order of the family court; provide a process for entering the
father's name on a birth certificate based upon paternity acknowledgment by
the mother and person to be named as the father; clarify the provision for
establishing a delayed birth certificate at a county health department for a
person born prior to 1915; and delete provisions which transfer records from
the clerks of court to the county health departments.
05/14/87 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1841
05/14/87 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-1841
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