Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 68 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ISSUE CERTIFICATEs OF STILLBIRTH.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 68
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13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
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37	37	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ISSUE CERTIFICATEs OF STILLBIRTH.
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45	45	WHEREAS, according to the Department of Health, all products of conception require the reporting of either a fetal death or a live birth in the State; and WHEREAS, birth certificates are not issued for stillbirths in Hawaii; and WHEREAS, United States Standard of Certificates of Birth, Death, and Fetal Death are mandated by federal law; and WHEREAS, under the National Center for Health Statistics, reports of fetal deaths (US Standard Report of Fetal Death) are completed separately from certificates of birth (U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth) and certificates of death (U.S. Standard Certificate of Death); and WHEREAS, United States vital statistics are collected and published through a decentralized, cooperative system; and WHEREAS, in the United States, there is no federal birth registry, rather birth certificates are issued by the states, which are obligated under law to report annual vital statistics data to the federal government; and WHEREAS, there is not a required standard birth certificate document that states must issue to individuals, and as such, states may produce their own birth certificate documents for distribution to individuals; and WHEREAS, some states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, issue certificates of stillbirth; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to issue birth certificates for stillbirths in the State for several factors, including: (1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stillbirth affects one in one hundred sixty births, and each year about twenty-four thousand babies are stillborn in the United States, the number of which affects a significant number of lives; (2) The sheer number of stillbirths in the United States has a profound and long-lasting impact on bereaved parents, health care professionals, and loved ones; (3) According to a November 18, 2021, journal article, "Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and OCD After Stillbirth: A Systematic Review", by the National Institutes of Health, parents who experience stillbirth have a considerably higher risk of reporting symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD compared with parents with live births; (4) The experiences, process, and connection of parents to their unborn child through pregnancy and sometimes labor, delivery, and birth are the same for liveborn infants and stillborn infants; (5) Having only a certificate of fetal death is a constant reminder of the death of a child, rather than the duration of life of a child; and (6) A certificate of stillbirth would acknowledge and respect the existence of life and how fleeting it can sometimes be to the baby, parents, and loved ones; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Health is requested to issue certificates of stillbirth; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to issue a certificate of stillbirth to the parent or parents named on a fetal death certificate issued in the case of a stillbirth, upon request of the parent or parents; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to assess the feasibility of issuing certificates of stillbirths in the State; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, regarding the implementation of certificates of stillbirths in the State, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Department of Health; Certificates of Stillbirth
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47	47	WHEREAS, according to the Department of Health, all products of conception require the reporting of either a fetal death or a live birth in the State; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, birth certificates are not issued for stillbirths in Hawaii; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, United States Standard of Certificates of Birth, Death, and Fetal Death are mandated by federal law; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, under the National Center for Health Statistics, reports of fetal deaths (US Standard Report of Fetal Death) are completed separately from certificates of birth (U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth) and certificates of death (U.S. Standard Certificate of Death); and
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63	63	WHEREAS, United States vital statistics are collected and published through a decentralized, cooperative system; and
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67	67	WHEREAS, in the United States, there is no federal birth registry, rather birth certificates are issued by the states, which are obligated under law to report annual vital statistics data to the federal government; and
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71	71	WHEREAS, there is not a required standard birth certificate document that states must issue to individuals, and as such, states may produce their own birth certificate documents for distribution to individuals; and
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75	75	WHEREAS, some states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, issue certificates of stillbirth; and
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79	79	WHEREAS, it is appropriate and necessary to issue birth certificates for stillbirths in the State for several factors, including:
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83	83	(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stillbirth affects one in one hundred sixty births, and each year about twenty-four thousand babies are stillborn in the United States, the number of which affects a significant number of lives;
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87	87	(2) The sheer number of stillbirths in the United States has a profound and long-lasting impact on bereaved parents, health care professionals, and loved ones;
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91	91	(3) According to a November 18, 2021, journal article, "Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and OCD After Stillbirth: A Systematic Review", by the National Institutes of Health, parents who experience stillbirth have a considerably higher risk of reporting symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD compared with parents with live births;
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95	95	(4) The experiences, process, and connection of parents to their unborn child through pregnancy and sometimes labor, delivery, and birth are the same for liveborn infants and stillborn infants;
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99	99	(5) Having only a certificate of fetal death is a constant reminder of the death of a child, rather than the duration of life of a child; and
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103	103	(6) A certificate of stillbirth would acknowledge and respect the existence of life and how fleeting it can sometimes be to the baby, parents, and loved ones; now, therefore,
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107	107	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Health is requested to issue certificates of stillbirth; and
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111	111	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to issue a certificate of stillbirth to the parent or parents named on a fetal death certificate issued in the case of a stillbirth, upon request of the parent or parents; and
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115	115	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to assess the feasibility of issuing certificates of stillbirths in the State; and
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119	119	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, regarding the implementation of certificates of stillbirths in the State, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and
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123	123	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health.
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131	131	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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145	145	Department of Health; Certificates of Stillbirth