A. If a fetal death occurs in this state and is not registered within one year after the date of the fetal death, the local registrar, deputy local registrar or state registrar shall register the fetal death certificate as a delayed fetal death certificate.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-329.01

  • Certificate: means a record that documents a birth or death. See Arizona Laws 36-301
  • Fetal death: means the cessation of life before the complete expulsion or extraction of an unborn child from the child's mother that is evidenced by the absence of breathing, heartbeat, umbilical cord pulsation or definite voluntary muscle movement after expulsion or extraction. See Arizona Laws 36-301
  • Register: means to assign an official state number and to incorporate into the state registrar's official records. See Arizona Laws 36-301

B. The requirements for registering a delayed fetal death certificate are the same as the requirements for registering a delayed death certificate prescribed in Section 36-325.01.

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