Sec. 19a-43. (Formerly Sec. 19-15b). Reproduction of vital records. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-43. (Formerly Sec. 19-15b). Reproduction of vital records. To preserve vital records, the Commissioner of Public Health is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of certificates or reports in the Department of Public Health. Such reproductions when certified by the commissioner shall be accepted as the original records. The documents from which permanent reproductions have been made and verified may be disposed of as provided by regulation.

      (P.A. 79-434, S. 12; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 74, 88.)

      History: Sec. 19-15b transferred to Sec. 19a-43 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 deleted reference to reports received under Sec. 46b-68, effective July 1, 1997.

      See Sec. 7-36 for applicable definitions.