AN ACT CONCERNING SIBLING ACCESS TO BIRTH AND FETAL DEATH RECORDS AND CERTIFICATES.

HB 6583 allows siblings to request certified copies of birth and fetal death records or certificates for a person whose records are less than 100 years old. Currently, access to these records is typically limited to parents, the individual, or legal representatives, but this bill expands eligibility to include siblings. The law requires the Department of Public Health and vital records registrars to provide these certified copies upon request from a sibling. This change directly affects individuals seeking family medical history or personal records for siblings of the person documented in the records.