SAFE DELIVERY LAW CONFIDENTIALITY H.B. 4311:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
House Bill 4311 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Hank Vaupel
House Committee: Health Policy
Senate Committee: Families, Seniors and Human Services
CONTENT
The bill would amend Part 28 (Vital Records) of the Public Health Code to require the reporting of a live birth of a baby surrendered under the Safe Delivery of Newborns Law in the same manner as a birth occurring in or enroute to an institution, but with the parents listed as "unknown" and the newborn listed as "Baby Doe".
Part 28 requires certain people to report a live birth occurring in Michigan. If a live birth occurs in an institution or enroute to an institution, the individual in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative must obtain the personal data, prepare the birth certificate, secure the signatures required by the birth certificate, and file the certificate with the local registrar or as otherwise directed by the State registrar, within five days after the birth.
The bill specifies that, if a newborn were surrendered under the Safe Delivery of Newborns Law, the live birth would have to be reported in the same manner as described above for a live birth occurring in an institution or enroute to an institution, except that the parents would have to be listed as "unknown" and the newborn as "Baby Doe".
MCL 333.2822 Legislative Analyst: Nathan Leaman
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 9-21-17 Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Pratt
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.