1. (a) The State Registrar shall determine the items of information to be contained on certificates of birth. The format of the items will be designated on department forms, VS-111 and VS-111.1 entitled "Certificate of Birth."
2. (b) The department shall prescribe two versions of the Certificate of Birth. One version (VS-111) shall contain all information required to be collected as determined by the State Registrar. The alternate form (VS-111.1) shall not include the section titled "For Medical and Health Use Only" and shall contain only the demographic information relating to the birth, the mother's marital status, the immunization registry consent question, the child's social security number request question, the social security numbers of the parents, and the signature of a parent.

3. (c) Only hospitals or licensed birthing centers may prepare and file certificates of birth on the alternate form (VS-111.1) if:

   1. (1) the facility is using the birth certificate software (Certificate Manager), provided by the department;
   2. (2) the facility obtains all the information required on VS-111; and
   3. (3) the complete information is electronically transmitted to the department no later than the seventh calendar day after the date of birth.
4. (d) The bureau may discontinue the hospital's or licensed birthing center's authorization to use the alternate form (VS-111.1) for failure to transmit information within the time limit as described in paragraph (c)(3) of this subsection.

Source Note:The provisions of this §181.13 adopted to be effective October 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 9236; amended to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904.