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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-41 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 19-15). Compilation of vital records and statistics. Regulations

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The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, specifying the methods of reporting, recording, issuing, maintaining, indexing, correcting and amending vital records and statistics collected under the provisions of sections 19a-42 to 19a-45, inclusive, chapter 93 or chapter 815e. The commissioner shall develop such forms, formats and uniform procedures as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 19a-42 to 19a-45, inclusive, chapter 93 and chapter 815e.

(1949 Rev., S. 3818; 1959, P.A. 148, S. 9; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 79-434, S. 16; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 45, 88; P.A. 01-163, S. 31.)

History: 1959 act deleted reference to bureau of vital statistics of department carrying out provisions of sections, substituting reference to department; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-434 replaced “department” with “commissioner” and reworded powers re regulations and recording, preserving and indexing of vital statistics; Sec. 19-15 transferred to Sec. 19a-41 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 deleted references to Sec. 46b-68, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 01-163 deleted provision re specifying methods of preserving vital records and statistics, added provisions re specifying methods of reporting, issuing, maintaining and correcting vital records and statistics, added provisions re development of forms, formats and uniform procedures, deleted provisions re penalty under Sec. 7-41 and made a technical change.

See Sec. 7-36 for applicable definitions.

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Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: In re Michaela Lee R., 756 A.2d 214 (Conn. 2000).
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In re Michaela Lee R., 756 A.2d 214 (Conn. 2000). · cites it 5× “to 1995) §§ 19a-41 and 19a-42 (e), 13 the commissioner was *578 authorized to amend the birth certificate, and, accordingly, ordered the commissioner to execute the Probate Court’s order.”
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