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213.121 Amendment of certificate or report.

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213.121 Amendment of certificate or report. (1) A certificate or report registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this section and administrative regulations adopted by the cabinet <br>to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records. (2) A certificate or report that is amended under this section shall be marked &quot;amended,&quot; except as otherwise provided in this section. The date of amendment <br>and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the amendment <br>shall be endorsed on or made a part of the record. The cabinet shall prescribe by <br>administrative regulation the conditions under which additions or minor corrections <br>may be made to certificates or records within one (1) year after the date of the event <br>without the certificate or record being marked &quot;amended.&quot; (3) Upon written request of both parents and receipts of a sworn acknowledgment of paternity signed by both parents of a child born to an unmarried woman, the state <br>registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show the paternity, if paternity is not <br>already shown on the certificate of birth. The certificate shall not be marked <br>&quot;amended.&quot; (4) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court changing the name of a person born in the Commonwealth and upon request of the person or the person's <br>parents, guardian, or legal representative, the state registrar shall amend the <br>certificate of birth to show the new name. (5) Upon receipt of a sworn statement by a licensed physician indicating that the gender of an individual born in the Commonwealth has been changed by surgical procedure <br>and a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing that <br>individual's name, the certificate of birth of the individual shall be amended as <br>prescribed by regulation to reflect the change. Effective: July 13, 1990 <br>History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 23, effective July 13, 1990.