The Department of Health (DOH) and the auditor's office of each county collect reports of all vital life events in the state, including births, deaths, and fetal deaths, when those events occur.
The state or local registrar may issue reports of a fetal death as a certification of fetal death upon application by:
A "fetal death" is any product of conception that:
The state or local registrar may issue reports of fetal death as a certification of a fetal death, a certification of birth resulting in a stillbirth, or both. Only the person who gave birth to a stillborn fetus, as listed on the fetal death record, may apply for and receive a certification of birth resulting in stillbirth.
A certification of birth resulting in stillbirth must:
"Stillbirth" has the same meaning as "fetal death."