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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-3-504

Reports of fetal death

Known as the Vital Records Act

The act spans §§ 68–68 (57 sections).

Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 16; 1979, ch. 117, § 1; T.C.A., § 53-473; Acts 1998, ch. 969, §§ 1, 2; 2010, ch. 778, §§ 2, 4.

(1) Each fetal death of three hundred fifty (350) grams or more or of twenty (20) completed weeks' gestation or more, that occurs in this state, shall be reported to the office of vital records within ten (10) days after delivery.

(2) When a dead fetus is delivered in an institution, the person in charge of the institution, or the person's designated representative, shall prepare and file the report.

(3) When a dead fetus is delivered outside an institution, the physician in attendance at or immediately after the delivery shall prepare and file the report.

(4) The name of the father shall be entered on the fetal death report, in accordance with § 68-3-305.

(5) When a fetal death required to be reported by this section occurs without medical attendance at or immediately after the delivery, or when inquiry is required, the medical examiner shall investigate the cause and shall prepare and file the report.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.