Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Vital Statistics
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64V-1.001: Delayed Birth Registration Requirements; Fees
64V-1.002: Birth Certificate Amendments; Who May Apply; Fees
64V-1.0031: Birth Certificate Amendments by Adoption
64V-1.0032: Birth Certificate Amendments by Paternity Establishment; Judicial and Administrative Process
64V-1.006: Birth Registration; Evidence Required for Births Occurring Outside of a Facility
64V-1.0061: Death and Fetal Death Registration
64V-1.007: Death and Fetal Death Certificate Amendments; Who May Apply; Fees; Documentary Evidence Requirements
64V-1.008: Delayed Death or Delayed Fetal Death Registration
64V-1.0081: Presumptive Death Registration
64V-1.0131: Certifications of Vital Records; Information Required for Release; Applicant Identification Requirements
64V-1.014: Fees for Vital Statistics Services Provided by State Registrar
64V-1.016: Florida Putative Father Registry
64V-1.020: Marriage Reporting
64V-1.021: Dissolution of Marriage Reporting
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Purpose of proposed amendments is to update forms used in current processing of vital records registration, amendments thereto and issuance of said records to clarify instructions and provide location of where forms are made available. Incorporating into rule forms used for applying for certifications of marriage or divorce records. Also amending rule to change language to agree with statute governing the acknowledgment of paternity process by removing requirement of notarization of form, addressing form to be used for filing a disestablishment of paternity, amending current rule to include process of amending a record as a result of administrative proceeding to establish paternity and amending language stating photocopy can be ordered in place of computer certificate to include wording, “and is available”. Also adding language to allow for electronic creation of birth, death, marriage and dissolution of marriage using a system adopted by the Department of Health and the electronic creation and issuance of a Florida Delayed Birth Certificate and Certificate of Foreign Birth.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Delayed birth certificates, birth certificate amendments by correction, adoption, paternity establishment/disestablishment, death and fetal death registration and amendment, presumptive death registration, certifications of vital records, Florida putative father registry and availability of photocopies.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 382.003(7)(10)(11), 382.019, 382.0255(1)(3), 382.015(6), 382.016, 382.017, 382.016(1), 382.013, 382.008, 382.019, 382.012, 382.025, 382.0085, 63.054(3)(10)(14) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 382.003(7)(10)(11), 382.019, 63.152, 382.015, 382.016, 382.017, 382.015(2)(3), 742.10, 742.16, 742.18, 409.256(11)((d), 382.013, 382.008, 382.011, 382.012, 382.025, 382.0085, 63.054 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: June 18, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Department of Health, State Office of Vital Statistics, 1217 Pearl St., Boorde Bldg., Rm. 420, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Kevin Wright, Sr. Management Analyst Supervisor, Department of Health, State Office of Vital Statistics, P. O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Florida 32231-0042, (904)359-6900, ext. 1004. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kevin Wright, Sr. Management Analyst Supervisor, Department of Health, State Office of Vital Statistics, P. O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Florida 32231-0042

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.