§ 4-205. Death, fetal death records
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MD Code, Health - General, § 4-205
§ 4-205. Death, fetal death records
(a) A county registrar shall preserve for 3 years each copy of a death or fetal death record that the Secretary sends to the county registrar.
(b) The county death and fetal death records shall be open to inspection by the Secretary, a designee of the Secretary, or an official of a municipal corporation or county, if the inspection is made for a proper purpose and in a manner that does not subject the contents of these records to risk of damage or alteration.
(c) If any omission or discrepancy in the personal or medical facts in a county death or fetal death record is called to the attention of a county registrar, the county registrar promptly shall:
(d) A county registrar shall investigate and inform the Secretary in full of any violation or suspected violation of this subtitle.
(e)(1) If the Secretary corrects a death or fetal death record, the Secretary shall send a notice of the correction to the county registrar for the county where the event occurred. The county registrar shall enter the correction on the county registrar's record by photographic, electronic, or other means prescribed by the Secretary.
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 97, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 1998, c. 654, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.
Formerly Art. 43, § 24.
MD Code, Health - General, § 4-205, MD HEALTH GEN § 4-205
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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