2014 Idaho Statutes
Title 39 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 2 - VITAL STATISTICS
Section 39-255 - REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.
(a) When a birth occurs in an institution or en route thereto, the person in charge of the institution or a designated representative shall obtain the personal data, prepare the certificate, secure the signatures required, and file the certificate within fifteen (15) days of the date of birth. The physician or other person in attendance shall provide the medical information required by the certificate and certify to the facts of birth. When the physician, or other person in attendance, is physically unable to certify to the facts of birth within the time prescribed in this section, the person in charge of the institution may complete and sign the certificate.
(b) When a birth occurs outside an institution, the certificate shall be prepared and filed by:
(c) The father, mother or guardian shall verify the facts entered on the certificate by their signature.
(d) When a birth occurs on a moving conveyance within the United States and the child is first removed from the conveyance in this state, the birth shall be registered in this state and the place where the child is first removed shall be considered the place of birth. When a birth occurs on a moving conveyance while in international air space or in a foreign country or its air space and the child is first removed from the conveyance in this state, the birth shall be registered in this state, but the certificate shall show the actual place of birth insofar as can be determined.
History:
[(39-255) 1949, ch. 72, sec. 16, p. 117; am. and redesignated 1983, ch. 7, sec. 15, p. 30; am. 1995, ch. 28, sec. 1, p. 42; am. 1995, ch. 53, sec. 1, p. 121; am. 1998, ch. 106, sec. 3, p. 365.]
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