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Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Vital Statistics
Notice of Birth or Stillbirth,
Physician's
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| Who Needs This Notice? |
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Anyone in Nova Scotia who assists at the birth of a child,
or at a stillbirth, must submit this notice. |
| Issuing Department / Agency: |
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Vital Statistics Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
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| For information contact: |
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Any Local Division Registrar of Births and Stillbirths properly authorized
by the Government of Nova Scotia. Most hospital Medical Records Directors
are so authorized.
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| Notification Process: |
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This notice must be completed within 24 hours of the birth
or stillbirth, and then forwarded to the medical records department of the
local hospital. The Local Division Registrar of Births and Stillbirths
in the hospital then forwards it to the Vital Statistics Section, Service
Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. |
| Waiting Period: |
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The hospital medical records department should receive it
within 24 hours. |
| Price: |
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Free |
| Expiry: |
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This Notice does not expire. |
| Related Requirements: |
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None |
| Additional Information: |
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(For administrative purposes only, contact: the Vital Statistics
Office) |
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Phone |
Outside of Nova Scotia: (902) 424-4381
Toll-Free in Nova Scotia: 1-877-848-2578
Hours: 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except Holidays). |
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Visit |
Vital Statistics
Office
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Joseph Howe Building
Ground Floor
1690 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3J9
Canada |
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E-mail |
vstat@gov.ns.ca
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Write: |
Division Registrar Births and Deaths
P.O. Box 157
Halifax, NS B3J 2M9
Canada |
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Fax |
(902) 424-0678 |
| Legislative Authority: |
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Vital Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989,
Chapter 494 |
Last Updated: March 2004
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