2018 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Health
Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977
Part 5 - Deaths
§ 68-3-504. Reports of fetal death.
(a)
(1) Each fetal death of three hundred fifty (350) grams or more or of twenty (20) completed weeks' gestation or more, that occurs in this state, shall be reported to the office of vital records within ten (10) days after delivery.
(2) When a dead fetus is delivered in an institution, the person in charge of the institution, or the person's designated representative, shall prepare and file the report.
(3) When a dead fetus is delivered outside an institution, the physician in attendance at or immediately after the delivery shall prepare and file the report.
(b) The name of the father shall be entered on the fetal death report, in accordance with § 68-3-305.
(c) When a fetal death required to be reported by this section occurs without medical attendance at or immediately after the delivery, or when inquiry is required, the medical examiner shall investigate the cause and shall prepare and file the report.
