Sec. 13. (a) The state department shall require in each birth certificate and stillbirth certificate, in addition to information otherwise required in the certificate, the following information:

(1) Whether a serological test for syphilis was made for the woman who bore the child.

(2) If a serological test for syphilis was made, the date the blood specimen was taken.

(3) If a serological test for syphilis was made, whether the test was made during pregnancy or at the time of delivery.

(4) If a serological test for syphilis was not made, the reason why the test was not made.

     (b) A person who prepares a birth certificate or a stillbirth certificate shall include the information required in subsection (a).

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-1-11-15; 16-1-11-16.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.