Code of Virginia § 32.1-258.1. Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; requirements.
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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. 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.
2003, cc. 537 , 552 ; 2020, c. 900 ; 2022, c. 171 .