Vermont Statutes Title 18. Health, § 5222. Reports

(a) The following fetal deaths shall be reported by the hospital, physician, or funeral director directly to the Commissioner within seven days after delivery on forms prescribed by the Department:

(b) The physician who treats a woman as a result of a miscarriage or abortion shall report the fetal death if it is not known to be previously reported under subsection (a) of this section. If there is evidence of violence or other unusual or suspicious circumstances, the medical examiner shall be immediately notified, and he or she shall complete at least the medical items on the report. If a funeral director is to be involved, the physician may delegate to the funeral director the responsibility for completing items other than those of a medical nature. Similarly, the physician may delegate the responsibility for completion of nonmedical items to appropriate personnel having access to records containing the information.

(c) If a fetal death occurs on a moving conveyance, the place of occurrence shall be given as the town or city where removal from the vehicle took place.

(d) Fetal death reports are for statistical purposes only and are not public records. They shall be destroyed after five years.