Bill > SB280

This bill revises Montana's vital statistics laws regarding sex designation on birth certificates. The key provisions are: 1) The sex designation on a birth certificate can only be amended if the Department of Public Health and Human Services receives a court order indicating the person's sex has been changed through surgical procedure. 2) The court order must include sufficient information for the department to locate the original birth certificate and, if the person's name is also changing, the full name as it appears on the original certificate and the new name. 3) If the court order directs the issuance of a new birth certificate without amendments, the new certificate cannot indicate it was amended. 4) This does not apply if the original sex designation was the result of a data entry error. The bill directs the Department of Public Health and Human Services to amend its administrative rules to conform with these provisions, and it takes effect immediately and applies to any sex designation amendments received by the department on or after the effective date.

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https://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=280&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211