193.275. Records to be kept by institutions and others--period--power of registrar to demand information. - Missouri Statutes

Records to be kept by institutions and others--period--power ofregistrar to demand information.

193.275. 1. Every person in charge of an institution shallkeep a record of data concerning each person admitted orconfined to such institution as may be required for the filingof a certificate of birth and death or report of spontaneousfetal death which occurs in the institution. The record shallbe made from information provided by the person being admittedor confined, but when it cannot be so obtained, the informationshall be obtained from relatives or other persons acquaintedwith the facts. The name and address of the person providingthe information shall be a part of the record.

2. When a dead body or dead fetus is released or disposedof by an institution, the person in charge of the institutionshall keep a record showing the name of the decedent, date ofdeath, name and address of the person to whom the body or fetusis released, and the date of removal from the institution. Iffinal disposition is made by the institution, the date, place,and manner of disposition shall also be recorded.

3. A funeral director, embalmer, sexton, or other personwho removes from the place of death, transports, or makes finaldisposition of a dead body or fetus, in addition to filing anycertificate or other report required by sections 193.005 to193.325, or regulations promulgated hereunder, shall keep arecord which shall identify the body, and such informationpertaining to his receipt, removal, delivery, burial, orcremation of such body as may be required by regulations adoptedby the department.

4. Records maintained under this section shall be retainedfor a period of not less than five years and shall be madeavailable for inspection by the state registrar or his designeeupon demand.

5. Any person having knowledge of the facts shall furnishsuch information as he may possess regarding any birth, death,spontaneous fetal death, marriage, or dissolution of marriageupon demand of the state registrar.

(L. 1984 S.B. 574)