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213.031 Duties of state registrar.

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213.031 Duties of state registrar. The state registrar, under the supervision of the commissioner of health, shall: <br>(1) Administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the administrative regulations issued hereunder; issue instructions for the efficient administration of <br>the system of vital statistics; direct the system and Vital Statistics Branch and be <br>custodian of its records; supervise the activities of all persons when they are <br>engaged in the operation of the system; and conduct training programs to promote <br>uniformity of the system's policy and procedures throughout the Commonwealth; (2) With the approval of the cabinet, design, furnish, and distribute forms required by this chapter and the administrative regulations issued hereunder, or prescribe other <br>means for transmission of data to accomplish the purpose of complete and accurate <br>reporting and registration; (3) Coordinate and maintain in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection, a system by which a child's Social Security number is <br>transferred by the Vital Statistics Branch to the Department of Education after <br>receiving parental permission for the number to be used for planning and tracking <br>purposes by the Department of Education, local school districts, and the office. The <br>regulations, at a minimum, shall establish a process to allow a parent or guardian <br>when completing a certificate of birth to request that a Social Security number be <br>assigned the child and that the number be automatically transmitted to the <br>Department of Education for student identification purposes; (4) Assist in preparing and publishing reports of vital statistics of the Commonwealth and other reports as required; (5) Provide to local health departments copies of or data derived from certificates and reports required under this chapter. The state registrar shall establish a schedule <br>with each local health department for transmittal of the copies or data. The copies <br>shall remain the property of the Vital Statistics Branch, and the uses which may be <br>made of them and the period of their retention in the county shall be governed by <br>the state registrar; (6) Prepare and maintain a complete continuous index of all vital records registered under this chapter and provide, at not more than two (2) year intervals, a copy of the <br>index to each local registrar; and (7) Investigate cases of irregularity or violation of this chapter and when the cabinet deems it necessary, report violations to the Commonwealth's attorney of the proper <br>county for prosecution. Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 431, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 11, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 369, sec. 5, effective July 13, 1990.