No. 37429 (5-year Review): Rule R436-10. Birth and Death Certificates

DAR File No.: 37429
Filed: 03/21/2013 11:05:51 AM

NOTICE OF REVIEW AND STATEMENT OF CONTINUATION

Concise explanation of the particular statutory provisions under which the rule is enacted and how these provisions authorize or require the rule:

Section 26-2-19 authorizes the Office of Vital Records and Statistics (OVRS) to develop rules by which local registrars are to send (transmit) data from local registrations to OVRS.

Summary of written comments received during and since the last five-year review of the rule from interested persons supporting or opposing the rule:

No written comments have been received.

Reasoned justification for continuation of the rule, including reasons why the agency disagrees with comments in opposition to the rule, if any:

The rule outlines the vital records for which a local jurisdiction is responsible (births and deaths that occur within their geographic boundaries). It also outlines quality control requirements that locally accepted certificates must meet in order to be considered valid registered documents. It gives local registrars the ability to reject incomplete certificates. Without this basic structure of a state/local vital records system, local registration districts would cease to be a useful tool for registering and reviewing vital records data. Therefore, this rule should be continued.

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Health
Center for Health Data, Vital Records and Statistics
CANNON HEALTH BLDG
288 N 1460 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3231

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Janice Houston at the above address, by phone at 801-538-6262, by FAX at 801-538-7012, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]
• Rex Olsen at the above address, by phone at 801-538-9498, by FAX at 801-536-0940, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

Authorized by:

Janice Houston, Director

Effective:

03/21/2013

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