Birth mothers could have limited sharing of birth worksheet details

Birth mothers would receive written notice and could limit disclosure of personal information from a birth worksheet. This would apply to birth worksheets for hospital or institutional births. The notice would explain why information goes to the health department and other state agencies. A mother could limit sharing to the minimum needed for vital records and public health. If she chose that limit, the hospital would record it and remove details that identify people before sending statistical information to the health department. These rules would have started 60 days after passage.

The health commissioner and secretary of state would update their agreement on sharing birth worksheet information. The agreement would cover birth worksheet information shared by the agencies. The update would require the agencies to share only the minimum personal information from birth worksheets and carry out the notice and sharing choice. The deadline would have been on or before November 1, 2026.