<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:09:01:05 Requirements for preparation of vital records.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:09:01:05"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:09:01:05 Requirements for preparation of vital records."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>44:09:01:05.&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements for preparation of vital records.</b> Unless otherwise directed by the secretary of health, a vital record is not complete and correct and acceptable for registration unless it is prepared on the applicable form and meets the following requirements:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;It supplies all items of information called for or their omission is accounted for;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;It contains no alterations or erasures;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;It contains the required signatures;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;It is not marked &quot;copy&quot; or &quot;duplicate&quot;;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;It is the original;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;It contains no improper or inconsistent data; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;If the record is a certificate of death, it contains a definite cause of death, not just symptoms of disease or conditions resulting from disease or injury.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, §&nbsp;1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 24 SDR 60, effective November 13, 1997; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-25-44">34-25-44.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-25-43">34-25-43</A> to <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-25-45">34-25-45.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>