Iowa Code 144.12 – Forms uniform
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 144.12
- Department: means the Iowa department of public health. See Iowa Code 144.1
- System of vital statistics: includes the registration, collection, preservation, amendment, and certification of vital statistics records, and activities and records related thereto including the data processing, analysis, and publication of statistical data derived from such records. See Iowa Code 144.1
- Vital statistics: means records of births, deaths, fetal deaths, adoptions, marriages, dissolutions, annulments, and data related thereto. See Iowa Code 144.1
In order to promote and maintain uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates, reports, and other returns shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject to approval and modification by the department. Forms shall be furnished by the department. The forms or other recording methods used to register records required under this chapter shall be prescribed by the department.