Part I. General Information
12VAC5-550-5. Definitions.
In addition to the words and terms defined in § 32.1-249 of the Code of Virginia, the following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Board" means the State Board of Health.
"Commissioner" means the State Health Commissioner.
"Department" means Virginia Department of Health.
"Immediate family" means a registrant mother, father (name must be shown on the certification), sibling, current spouse and adult children.
"Informant" means person providing information to complete the filing of a vital record in order to document a vital event.
"Midwife" means a registered nurse who has met the additional requirements of education and examination for licensure as a nurse practitioner in the Commonwealth.
"Primary evidence" means valid first-hand documentation established before the registrant's 18th birthday, such as school admission records, physician's records, immunization records, passport, federal census abstracts, baptismal records and insurance applications.
"Registrant" means the person whose personal information is registered and filed in the systems of vital records.
"Secondary evidence" means valid documentation established after the registrant's eighteenth birthday such as marriage records, child's birth certificate, school records, social security records, driver's records, work permit and employment records. Such evidence must be at least five years old.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-250 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 26, eff. October 8, 2003.
12VAC5-550-10. (Repealed.)
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-29-100 § 1.1, eff. April 1, 1995; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 26, eff. October 8, 2003.
12VAC5-550-20. Purpose of chapter.
The board has promulgated this chapter to facilitate the vital record registration activities and health statistical services in a manner to ensure the uniform and efficient administration of the system. Required certificates, reports, and forms shall be prescribed, where feasible, to include data collected nationally for the benefit of all citizens. The protection of individual data from casual perusal is essential to the validity of the program as well as a desirable shield of sensitive personal information while providing health statistics for the protection of society as a whole.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-29-100 § 1.2, eff. April 1, 1995.
12VAC5-550-30. Administration of chapter.
This chapter is administered by the board, the commissioner, and the State Registrar of Vital Records and Health Statistics.
The State Registrar shall carry out the provisions of Chapter 7 (§ 32.1-249 et seq.) of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia and the regulations of the board.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-250 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-29-100 § 1.3, eff. April 1, 1995; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 26, eff. October 8, 2003.
12VAC5-550-40. (Repealed.)
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-29-100 § 1.4, eff. April 1, 1995; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 26, eff. October 8, 2003.
12VAC5-550-50. Application of Administrative Process Act.
Except where specifically provided otherwise by statute, the provisions of the Virginia Administrative Process Act, which is codified as Chapter 1.1:1 of Title 9 of the Code of Virginia, shall govern the adoption, amendment, modification, and revision, of this chapter, and the conduct of all proceedings hereunder.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-29-100 § 1.6, eff. April 1, 1995.
12VAC5-550-60. Powers and procedures of chapter not exclusive.
The board reserves the right to authorize any procedure for the enforcement of this chapter that is not inconsistent with the provisions set forth herein and the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-273 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-29-100 § 1.7, eff. April 1, 1995.