{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-40","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-40","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 19-14). Supervision of vital statistics.","body":"The Department of Public Health shall have general supervision of the state system of registration of births, marriages, deaths and fetal deaths, and shall develop the necessary uniform methods and forms for obtaining and preserving such records in order to insure the faithful registration of such records in the several towns and in the department. The department shall recommend such forms, procedures and legislation as are necessary to secure complete and accurate registration of vital statistics throughout the state. The Commissioner of Public Health shall be the superintendent of registration of vital statistics.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368a*. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368a.htm#sec_19a-40","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"aa4b04a77223b6c5568915713c2373f9debe9b5fd487f6833b8eb7aaf02d780a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-39","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-40a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}