1. (a) The Commissioner of Health in coordination with 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 a Texas Department of Health Form Number VS-111 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 Commissioner of Health. 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 parents' signatures, and the parents' social security numbers.

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.

Source Note:The provisions of this §181.13 adopted to be effective October 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 9236.