(1) A certificate of birth for every child born in Montana must be completed and filed within 10 calendar days after the date of birth.

(2) If a birth occurs in a health care facility, the certificate must be filed by the attending physician, physician's designee, the person in charge of the health care facility, or the designee of that person.

(3) If a birth occurs en route to a health care facility, the person in charge of the health care facility or that person's designee must prepare and file the birth certificate in accordance with 50-15-221 (3) , MCA.

(4) With the exception of a birth that occurs en route to a health care facility, if a birth occurs somewhere other than in a health care facility, a birth certificate must be prepared and filed by the person indicated by 50-15-221 (4) , MCA, along with a signed and notarized affidavit stating:

(a) the state and county of the birth;

(b) the name of the person or persons, if any, in attendance at the birth;

(c) the child's given names and surname, sex, hour, date, and place of birth; and

(d) the father's full name, if available, and the mother's full maiden name.

(5) If no one in attendance at the birth is available, the local registrar will comply with 50-15-202 , MCA, and complete the certificate using information obtained with reasonable certainty.

(6) All births must be filed using either a paper or an electronic image of the most current Montana certificate of live birth form provided by the department.

(7) The information in the section of a birth certificate labeled "information for medical and health use only" is provided to the department only, and is neither considered to be nor certified as part of the legal birth certificate.

(8) All dates must be in literal format (e.g., January 1, 2000, instead of 1-1-00 ) .