144.47  Persons confined in institutions.

Every person in charge of an institution shall keep a record of personal particulars and data concerning each person admitted or confined to the institution. This record shall include information required by the standard certificate of birth, death, and fetal death forms issued under the provisions of this chapter. The record shall be made at the time of admission from information provided by such person, but when it cannot be so obtained, the same shall be obtained from relatives or other persons acquainted with the facts. The name and address of the person providing the information shall be a part of the record.

Section History: Early form

  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2407, 2408, 2409; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 144.22, 144.23, 144.24; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.47]

Internal References

  Referred to in § 144.50


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