Section 102465 Of Article 2. Content Of Certificate Of Live Birth From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 102. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
102465
. (a) The State Registrar shall appoint a Vital Statistics
Advisory Committee that shall have the following duties:
(1) Review and make recommendations to the State Registrar as to
the adequacy of procedures to assure accuracy and confidentiality of
personal health and medical information.
(2) Review the findings of the committee for the protection of
human subjects pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 102430 and make
recommendations to the State Registrar regarding all requests for
studies that propose to use confidential information with respect to
whether a legitimate scientific interest is presented and whether the
significance of the project justifies use of the confidential
information.
(3) Assure that all research conducted using the data from birth
certificates is consistent with guidelines provided by an
appropriately constituted committee for the protection of human
subjects of the department, as specified in subdivision (c) of
Section 102430.
(4) Review and make recommendations to the State Registrar as to
proposals for addition or deletion of items on the certificate of
live birth and advise the State Registrar on the content and format
of the certificate.
(5) Take testimony and make recommendations to the State Registrar
regarding changes in the birth registration system.
(b) The Vital Statistics Advisory Committee shall include
representatives from the users, providers, and informant groups who
are involved in the process of the provision and collection of
information for and the use of the certificate of live birth, and
shall include the chairpersons of the Assembly Health Committee and
the Senate Health and Welfare Committee or their designated
representative, and shall have a majority of lay persons in its
composition. The State Registrar shall make every effort to ensure
that committee membership is representative of the community at
large. Consideration shall be given to providing access to relevant
classes of persons including, but not limited to, women, men, racial
and ethnic minorities, in proportion to their representation in the
affected population.
Membership on the committee shall be for a term of three years,
appointments to be made on a staggered basis to allow for one-third
membership to change annually.