N.Y. Public Health Law § 4136: Birth certificate; statement as to blood test

§ 4136. Birth certificate; statement as to blood test. 1. In reporting

every birth and fetal death, physicians and others permitted to attend

pregnancy cases and required to report births and fetal deaths shall

state on the birth certificate or fetal death certificate, as the case

may be, whether a blood test for syphilis has been made during such

pregnancy upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the

child for which a birth or fetal death certificate is filed.

2. In addition to the information provided to be contained in each

certificate of birth by this article every certificate of birth shall

state whether such test was made during pregnancy or at delivery, and in

the case where no blood test has been made such fact shall be reported

together with the reason why such test has not been taken in compliance

with the provisions of section two thousand three hundred eight of this

chapter.

3. If such test has been made during pregnancy, those required to

report births and fetal deaths shall state the date on which the test

was made.

4. In no event shall the birth certificate state the result of the

blood test.