1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; allowing parents to obtain a clean certified copy of a deceased 
1.3 	child's birth record under certain circumstances;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [144.2251] COPY OF BIRTH RECORD IN EVENT OF A CHILD'S 
1.7 	DEATH.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "clean copy" means a 
1.9 	certified copy of a deceased child's birth record without the word DECEASED, the date of 
1.10 	death, or other similar reference appearing on the document.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Duties of state registrar. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 
1.12 	4601.2525, subpart 3, the state registrar shall provide one clean copy of a birth record, if 
1.13 	requested, provided:
1.14 	(1) no other clean copy of the record has been issued;
1.15 	(2) the person requesting the clean copy of a birth record is listed as the child's 
1.16 	mother or father on the birth record;
1.17 	(3) the request is made no later than six years from the date of the child's birth; and
1.18 	(4) the child was born on or after January 1, 2002.
1.19 	(b) The state registrar shall prescribe the form of and information to be included in 
1.20 	the request and implement a process for meeting the requirements of this section. The 
1.21 	process developed and implemented under this section shall require that only the state 
1.22 	registrar, and not a local registrar, may issue a clean copy.
1.23 		Subd. 3.Information to parents. The state and local registrars shall inform parents 
1.24 	who request a certified copy of their deceased child's birth record that they may be eligible 
2.1 	to receive a clean copy of the record. The state or a local registrar shall provide parents 
2.2 	who would like to request a clean copy with information on how to obtain one from the 
2.3 	state registrar and any additional information or forms required under subdivision 2, 
2.4 	paragraph (b).

2.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.