                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH; REQUIREMENTS (§ 32.1-258.1)

Upon the request of either individual listed as the parent on a report of fetal
death in the Commonwealth as defined in § 32.1-264, the State Registrar shall
issue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth for unintended,
intrauterine fetal deaths occurring after a gestational period of 20 weeks or
more. The requesting parent may, but shall not be required to, provide a name
for the stillborn child on the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.
This section shall apply retroactively to any circumstances that would have
resulted in the issuance of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth, as
prescribed by the Board.

HISTORY: 2003, cc. 537, 552; 2020, c. 900; 2022, c. 171.