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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 181VITAL STATISTICS
SUBCHAPTER AMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
RULE §181.13Birth Certificate Form and Content

(a) The State Registrar shall determine the items of information to be contained on certificates of birth. The format of the items will be designated on department forms.

(b) The State Registrar shall prescribe a User Agreement for the orderly implementation of electronic birth registration.

(c) Hospitals, licensed birthing centers, midwives, and local registration officials must comply with the User Agreement in order to participate in electronic birth registration.

(d) The Vital Statistics Unit may discontinue any institution or individual's participation in electronic birth registration for failure to comply with the User Agreement.


Source Note: The provisions of this §181.13 adopted to be effective October 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 9236; amended to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904; amended to be effective July 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 6936; amended to be effective August 11, 2013, 38 TexReg 4896

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