Amendment 2023-1728h to SB105 (2023)

Relative to information collected by the division of vital records administration as part of the live birth worksheet.


Revision: May 30, 2023, 8:23 a.m.

Rep. Grote, Rock. 24

May 9, 2023

2023-1728h

05/08

 

 

Amendment to SB 105-FN

 

Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:

 

2 Record Retention.  Amend RSA 5-C:96, II(d) and (e) to read as follows:

(d)  Birth worksheet, hospital birth: retained [permanently] for 7 years.

(e)  Birth worksheet, home birth: retained [permanently] for 7 years.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

2023-1728h

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill limits the potential criminal penalty for misinformation on a birth worksheet to that required for the birth certificate; and requires the birth worksheet to be retained for 7 years rather than indefinitely.