Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-97.4 - Standard registration of fetal death-up to one year

Iowa fetal death records submitted for registration within one year from the date of fetal death shall be prepared on the standard Certificate of Fetal Death form. A fetal death certificate shall not be filed after one year from the date of the event. A fetal death record shall not be entered into the electronic death record system.

(1) When a fetal death occurs in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or the person's designee, the physician in attendance at or after delivery, or a medical examiner may assist in preparation of the Certificate of Fetal Death form as directed by the state registrar.

(2) In cases in which a fetus has reached the gestation period of 20 completed weeks or more or a weight of 350 grams or more, a Certificate of Fetal Death form shall be:

a. Registered and maintained solely at the state registrar's office; and

b. Filed within three days after delivery and prior to final disposition of the fetus.

(3) The county in which the dead human fetus is found is the county of death. The certificate shall be filed within three days after the fetus is found.

(4) If the fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance, the county in which the fetus is first removed from the conveyance is the county of death.

(5) A blank Certificate of Fetal Death form shall be used only by the state registrar or authorized agents.

Notes

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-97.4

ARC 0483C, IAB 12/12/12, effective 1/16/13; see Delay note at end of chapter Amended by IAB October 7, 2020/Volume XLIII, Number 8, effective 11/11/2020