(a) The local health officer shall make a permanent record of the following from a birth certificate:
- (1) Name.
- (2) Sex.
- (3) Date of birth.
- (4) Place of birth.
- (5) Name of the parents.
- (6) Birthplace of the parents.
- (7) The date of filing of the certificate of birth.
- (8) The person in attendance at the birth.
- (9) Location of the birth, including whether the birth occurred at a hospital, licensed health care facility, home, or other non-health care facility.
- (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the permanent record shall be open to public inspection. Upon request by an individual, a paper copy of the permanent record in subsection (a) must be provided by the local health officer.
- (c) The birth record of an adopted child remains subject to the confidentiality provisions of IC 31-19 regarding the release of adoption information.
(d) The permanent record of the information required under this section may be maintained in the Indiana birth registration system (IBRS).
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-16-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.46-1995, SEC.64; P.L.133-1995, SEC.15; P.L.1-1997, SEC.94; P.L.257-1997(ss), SEC.32; P.L.2-1998, SEC.60; P.L.232-2013, SEC.5; P.L.138-2019, SEC.8.