Vermont S 112: An act relating to earned good time

Bill Text

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S.112 1
Introduced by Senators Hardy, Clarkson, Gulick, Vyhovsky and White 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Health; vital records generally; deaths, burials, and autopsies; death 5
certificate; gender identity 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes authorize the 7
State Registrar to correct or amend a death certificate to reflect the gender 8
identity of the deceased person. 9
An act relating to amending a death certificate to reflect gender identity 10
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 11
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 5202a is amended to read: 12
§ 5202a. CORRECTION, COMPLETION, OR AMENDMENT OF DEATH 13
CERTIFICATE 14
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(g) Gender identity. The State Registrar may correct or amend a death 16
certificate to reflect the deceased person’s gender identity at the time of death, 17
upon application by: 18
(1) the certifying licensed health care professional, medical examiner, 19
hospital, or nursing home; or 20

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(2) the spouse, adult child, parent or guardian, adult sibling, or adult 1
grandchild of the deceased person. 2
(h) Rules. Pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the Department shall adopt 3
rules as necessary for the purposes of implementing, administering, or 4
enforcing the correction or amendment of death certificates pursuant to 5
subsection (g) of this section. The rules adopted pursuant to this subsection 6
shall include: 7
(1) a list of the documents that may be accepted as prima facie evidence 8
of the deceased person’s gender identity, including any relevant information 9
contained in an advanced directive; 10
(2) the forms and affidavits that shall be used to attest to the deceased 11
person’s identity at the time of death; and 12
(3) procedures for an individual to file a predesignation of their gender 13
identity, which may be used by the State Registrar to render a final decision 14
concerning the correction or amendment of a death certificate. 15
Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; RULEMAKING; LEGISLATIVE 16
INTENT 17
It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Health, 18
exercising rulemaking authority pursuant to this act, shall adopt a 19
comprehensive procedure for a health care professional or surviving family 20
member to attest to the gender identity of a deceased person. The procedure 21

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shall ensure that any conflicting requests for the correction or amendment of 1
the gender identity on a death certificate are resolved through the consideration 2
and review of appropriate evidence. 3
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 5