5-C:74 Reporting Fetal Deaths. –
I. For every fetal death, as defined in RSA 5-C:1, XII, which occurs in the state of New Hampshire, a fetal death worksheet shall be prepared and a fetal death report filed within 5 days, pursuant to RSA 290:1-a and RSA 5-C:75.
(a) When a fetal death occurs in a New Hampshire facility that regularly prepares birth records, a fetal death report shall be filed electronically by the facility.
(b) When a fetal death occurs in a New Hampshire facility that does not prepare birth records, a paper fetal death worksheet shall be completed and forwarded to the division immediately by the person in charge of the hospital or institution where the fetal death occurred. The division shall file the fetal death report electronically.
(c) When a fetal death occurs in New Hampshire outside a hospital or institution, a paper fetal death worksheet shall be completed and forwarded to the division immediately by the physician, APRN, or physician assistant in attendance at or after delivery. The division will file the fetal death report electronically.
II. In the case of an unwed mother, unless a report of fetal death paternity affidavit has been executed, the notation "not stated" shall be entered for information concerning the father.
III. When a fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance in New Hampshire, or when a dead fetus is found in New Hampshire and the place of fetal death is unknown, the fetal death shall be reported to the division. The place where the fetus was first removed from the conveyance or the dead fetus was found shall be considered the place of fetal death.
IV. Upon request, the division shall issue a non-certified copy of the fetal death report to the parents.
V. Upon request of a parent, the division shall complete and issue to the parent or parents a certificate of stillbirth for a fetal death, as defined in RSA 5-C:1, XII, on the form established pursuant to RSA 5-C:75-a.