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HOUSE BILL NO. 91 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 6, 2022 A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-258.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Health; fee for Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. ---------- Patrons-- Head and LaRock ---------- Referred to Committee on Appropriations ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 32.1-258.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 32.1-258.1. Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; requirements.

Upon the request of either individual listed as the parent on a report of fetal death in the Commonwealth as defined in § 32.1-264, the State Registrar shall issue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth for unintended, intrauterine fetal deaths occurring after a gestational period of 20 weeks or more. The requesting parent may, but shall not be required to, provide a name for the stillborn child on the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. The Board of Health shall prescribe a reasonable fee to cover the administrative cost and preparation of such certificate. This section shall apply retroactively to any circumstances that would have resulted in the issuance of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth, as prescribed by the Board.