COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 0334-02
Bill No.: SB 75
Subject: Health Care; Health Department; Hospitals; Medical Procedures and Personnel; Vital Statistics
Type: Original
Date: January 16, 2003
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Health and Senior Services believe they can implement the requirements of this proposal with current resources.
Officials from the City of St. Louis and Cole County did not respond to our fiscal note request.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
This proposal creates a certificate of birth for stillborn children.
A "stillborn child" is defined as a dead fetus that was the product of human conception of twenty weeks gestation or more, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period began to the date of delivery, and that was born alive.
The state registrar must offer to the parent or parents of stillborn children a "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth" on an appropriate form that satisfies the formatting and filing requirements of Section 193.085, RSMo, for live births. The certificate must be filed with the local registrar within seven days following the delivery. If the parent or parents of the stillborn child do not wish to provide a name, then any references to the name on the certificate will remain blank.
If a stillbirth has not been registered within one year of the date of delivery, then a certificate marked "delayed" can be filed and registered along with any other requirements necessary to substantiate the facts surrounding the stillbirth.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Health and Senior Services
Not Responding: City of St. Louis and Cole County
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
January 16, 2003