(a)Birth certificates. (1)The state registrar, local registrar, or county clerk shall issue only two types of certified copies [records for births ]: (A)(No change.) (B)an abstract [or certification ] of birth facts, taken from the original record. Probate [except for probate ] records and delayed records which may not be abstracted. An abstract [or certification of birth facts] shall be issued in one of four styles: (i)a standard certified abstract [or certification; ]; (ii)a wallet-sized certified abstract [or certification]; (iii)a typewritten certified abstract prepared in accordance with [Title 3,] Health and Safety Code, §192.005 or [and] §192.011, or when the condition of the original record does not permit full reproduction; or (iv)an heirloom style certified abstract which may only be issued by the State Registrar [or certification ]. (2)(No change.) (3)All certified copies [or abstracts] of birth records shall include at a minimum the following information, if known: (A)-(I)(No change.) (J)date certified copy issued; (K)-(M)(No change.) (b)Death certificates. (1)The state registrar, local registrar, or county clerk shall issue only two types of certified copies [death certificates ]: (A)(No change.) (B)a certified [certification or] abstract of death facts, taken from the original record. (2)All certified copies [certifications or abstracts] of death records shall include as a minimum: (A)-(H)(No change.) (I)date certified copy issued; (J)-(L)(No change.) (c)-(e)(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies
that the proposal has been
reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State, on April 9, 2001
TRD-200102025 Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Earliest possible date of adoption: May 20, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 458-7236
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