Bill > HB939

This bill modifies existing Maryland law regarding the filing of birth certificates, generally requiring them to be filed within 12 calendar days of a birth. However, it introduces an exception allowing a parent to file a certificate of birth within 10 days after the birth occurred, provided that the parent has notified the person responsible for filing the certificate, using a form provided by the Secretary of Health, as soon as reasonably possible after the birth, but no later than 5 days after the birth. This change aims to provide parents with a slightly extended timeframe for filing birth certificates under specific notification conditions.