MZ: New birth card template

On January 1, 2024, the Decree of the Minister of Health of July 15, 2021, on the models of the birth card and the stillbirth card (Journal of Laws, item 1421, as amended), in which the models of the birth card and the stillbirth card are specified, taking into account the scope of the data listed respectively in Article 144 (1) and (2) of the Law of November 28, 2014, shall expire. - Law on Civil Status Records, hereinafter referred to as the "Law".

Therefore, it is necessary to determine new models for the birth card and stillbirth card, which will be effective from January 1, 2024, and will comply with the provisions of the law.

The existing regulation, which is transitional in nature, takes into account the scope of the data listed in Article 144 (1) and (2) of the Law, respectively.

According to these regulations, by January 1, 2024, the birth card shall contain: 1) surname, first name(s), family name, date and place of birth, and PESEL number of the child's mother, if assigned; 2) place, date and time of birth of the child; 3) sex of the child; 4) information on the child's health: length, weight, Apgar scale points; 5) information on pregnancy and delivery: duration of pregnancy, multiparity and place of delivery; 6) data on previous pregnancies and deliveries of the child's mother: 7) the number of children born to the mother, including live births or stillbirths; 8) the date of the previous birth; 9) the vitality of the previous child; - 3 - 10) the place of residence of the child's parents, including their period of residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland in the territory of the municipality, if known, and the education of the child's parents, obtained by the health care provider.

The stillbirth card additionally contains information that the child was stillborn, as well as the time of fetal death and the cause of death, if determined.

As of January 1, 2024, the two aforementioned cards will contain a narrower range of data listed in Articles 54(1) and 54(2) of the Law, respectively. Thus, the birth card will contain: 1) surname, first name(s), family name, date and place of birth, and PESEL number of the child's mother, if assigned; 2) place, date and time of birth of the child; 3) sex. The stillbirth card, in addition to the aforementioned data, will also contain information that the child was stillborn.

The scope of the data is adequate to the purpose of drawing up the aforementioned documents by the healthcare provider - this purpose is the registration of the birth by the head of the civil registry office. On the other hand, the data previously included in these documents concerning: the place of residence of the child's parents, including the period of residence on the territory of the Republic of Poland on the territory of a given municipality, if known, the education of the child's parents, information on the child's health status concerning: length, weight, points on the Apgar scale, and information on pregnancy and childbirth concerning: duration of pregnancy and multiparity, as well as data on previous pregnancies and childbirths of the child's mother, will be obtained and processed by the entity performing therapeutic activity and transferred for the purposes of public statistics, to public statistics services - in accordance with Art. 53 (2) and (3) of the law. At the same time, the draft indicates that birth and stillbirth cards issued before the date of entry into force of the regulation will remain valid. The regulation will enter into force on January 1, 2024.

Source: RCL