synonymbirth certificate(Birth certificate) generally refers to the birth medical certificate
The Birth Medical Certificate is uniformly printed by the National Health CommissionAutonomous Region, municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be numbered uniformly.The National Health Commission is in charge of the work of the Birth Medical Certificate nationwide, and entrusts the health administrative departments at all levels to be responsible for the management of the specific affairs of the Birth Medical Certificate within their jurisdiction.The Medical Certificate of Birth must be approved to provide midwifery technical services and obtained according to law《Maternal and infant health care technology service license》Issued by the medical and health care institution of.
From April 1, 2023, China will use the seventh version of birth medical certificate.The sixth version of the birth medical certificate is issued until March 31, 2023.[7]
On March 13, 2024, 10 departments, including the National Health Commission, issued the Opinions on Strengthening the Cross departmental Law Enforcement Linkage of Medical Supervision, which proposed that cross departmental joint supervision and law enforcement efforts should be made to crack down on illegal behaviors in medical practice activities. For illegal behaviors, such as buying and selling, issuing false birth medical certificates, and illegally recycling drugs, joint special rectification should be organized.[13]
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Medical certificate of birth
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Medical certificate of birth
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Health administrative departments at all levels are responsible for the jurisdiction
On January 1, 1996, China began to use the Birth Medical Certificate;
On July 1, 2005, the new version was officially launched nationwide;
From January 1, 2014, according to the requirements of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, China launched the fifth version of the Birth Medical Certificate.The issuing date of the old birth certificate is up to December 31, 2013.The unused old certificates shall be recycled and disposed by the health departments at all levels.On January 9, the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued a notice to standardize the management of the new version of the Birth Medical Certificate.The notice requires that the newborn with the Birth Medical Certificate,Household registration authorityHandle the medical certificate of birth and other materials after verificationregistration of birth。Newborns whose mother's information cannot be verified cannot obtain the Birth Medical Certificate.Those who do not meet the issuing conditions and have not obtained the Birth Medical CertificatenewbornThe household registration authority shall, after investigation and verification, register his birth in accordance with relevant regulations.[4]
On January 7, 2014,KunmingThe first new version of birth certificate in Yunnan has been issued.Compared with the old version, the new version of China's birth certificate has increased by 6 itemsAnti counterfeiting mark, several invisible places can be seen in the sunAnti counterfeiting mark。
From January 1, 2019, the birth medical certificate (the sixth version) uniformly issued by the National Health Commission will be used.primaryNational Health and Family Planning CommissionThe date of issuance of the birth medical certificate (fifth edition) uniformly prepared and issued is up to December 31, 2018.[2]
On December 9, 2020, the National Health Commission issued the "Report on SupportingNational integrated online government service platformNotice on application and promotion of electronic birth medical certificate ".It is proposed that by the end of 2021,The electronic birth certificate will be comprehensively and deeply applied on the national integrated platform。The information system of all midwifery institutions should be connected with the information of the maternal and child health information system, sharing and communicating.The issuing institution of birth medical certificate is connected to the national integrated platform through the maternal and child health information system. When issuing birth medical certificate, the integrated platform can be usedReal person authentication（Face recognition）Function, "face brushing" can also be used to compare the ID card of the newborn's parentsID card readerConduct face comparison on residents' identity information, strengthen identification and verification, ensure the consistency of "person" and "card", and preventAbduction and trafficking of childrenAnd illegally adopted childrenOutlawFake birth medical certificate.[3]
On August 31, 2022, the first self printed Birth Medical Certificate in Hebei Province will be published onCangzhou Maternal and Child Health HospitalSuccessfully signed.[6]
Issued by the National Health Commission on March 20, 2023《Announcement on Enabling Birth Medical Certificate (Seventh Edition)》And published the seventh edition of the birth medical certificate.From April 1, the seventh version of birth medical certificate was launched in China.The sixth version of the birth medical certificate is issued until March 31, 2023.[7]
In June 2023, the Ministry of Justice launched a number of new measures to provide notarial services for the convenience of the people, cutting 116 certification materials such as birth medical certificates.[11]
In November 2023, it was reported that the National Health Commission attached great importance to the management of birth medical certificates, and was listing a board to supervise the local authorities to seriously check and deal with issues related to the sale of birth medical certificates. It has sent supervision teams to Xiangyang, Hubei, Foshan, Guangdong, Nanning, Guangxi and other places to urge and guide the local authorities to thoroughly investigate, respond to social concerns, and investigate relevant responsibilities.[12]
On March 13, 2024, 10 departments, including the National Health Commission, issued the Opinions on Strengthening the Cross departmental Law Enforcement Linkage of Medical Supervision, which proposed that cross departmental joint supervision and law enforcement efforts should be made to crack down on illegal behaviors in medical practice activities. For illegal behaviors, such as buying and selling, issuing false birth medical certificates, and illegally recycling drugs, joint special rectification should be organized.[13]
The self filled form generally includes the following contents: parents' name, ID card number, nationality, baby's name, baby's registered address, mother's residential address, bed number, etc.If you haven't figured out the baby's name when you are just in hospital, you can use the nickname first (generally, the hospital will fill in the words of "son of" and "daughter of").Within three months of birth, you can exchange an official birth certificate at the hospital where you gave birth. The official birth certificate needs to specify the official name of the child, and it is difficult to change once printed.[10]
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The issuance of birth medical certificate includes the first issuance, renewal and reissue.
First issuance: refers to the first issuance of birth medical certificate for newborn babies by the issuing institution, which is divided into the first issuance of birth in medical and health care institutions and the first issuance of birth outside medical and health care institutions.
The first issuance of birth in a medical care institution is handled by the medical care institution.After the medical and health care institution reviews the original valid identity certificate of the parents of the newborn and keeps the copy, it issues the birth medical certificate in accordance with the registration form for the first issuance of the birth medical certificate and the requirements for the issuance of the birth medical certificate, and does a good job in the first issuance and registration of the birth medical certificate.If the receiver is not the mother of the newborn, the power of attorney signed by the mother of the newborn and the original of the valid ID card of the receiver shall also be provided.
The first issuance of a birth outside a medical and health care institution is handled by a management agency entrusted by the health administrative department at or above the county level in the place where the newborn intends to register the birth.The issuing institution shall issue the valid ID card originals, parent-child relationship statement, and parent-child identification certificate originals issued by qualified identification institutions after reviewing the parents of the newborn and the certificate receiver.
Renewal: It means that the original issuing authority needs to change the name of the newborn due to the invalidity of the original Birth Medical Certificate due to the responsibility of the party concerned or the issuing authority, or the household registration authority provides the relevant certificate that the birth registration cannot be carried out, or the party concerned provides the certificate of the legal identification authority on the paternity test, and requests to change the father or mother information,It is required to change the newborn's Birth Medical Certificate.The replacement work shall be handled by the original issuing authority, and the following materials shall be reviewed:
1. Application form for renewal of birth medical certificate;
2. Original medical certificate of birth;
3. Original valid ID card of the newborn's parents and the certificate receiver;
4. If you apply for changing the information of your father or mother, you must also review the paternity certificate issued by a qualified appraisal agency.
Reissue: It refers to the reissue of the birth medical certificate for the newborn who lost the birth medical certificate due to loss, theft and other circumstances.
The reissue shall be handled by the county (district) level health administrative department where the original issuing authority is located.After reviewing the reissue application form, the original valid ID card of the newborn's parents and the certificate receiver, and checking the original issuance record, the reissue shall be made according to the original certificate information.[8]
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1. The self filling form of birth medical certificate is issued by the hospital where you fill in the form. Some of the contents are filled in by the doctor, while the individual fills in the part (cross out and rewrite if wrong). After you fill out the form, you can change the formal birth certificate.
2. After receiving the Birth Medical Certificate, check it carefully.In case of any error in filling in, apply to the hospital for renewal in time.The Birth Certificate is all machine printed, and its content "cannot be changed in principle" (this sentence is the original sentence in the self filled form, which sounds like there is still room for modification, but it is still not recommended to take risks).
3. The Birth Medical Certificate is a valid legal certificate for babies and should be kept properly.
4. In order to ensure the validity of the birth medical certificate, the seal should be properly preserved after it is dried. It should not be folded, torn, orSuperplasticity。
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first edition
It was put into use on January 1, 1996 (March 1, 1996 in remote areas). The inner core was printed with special pattern watermark paper, and the watermark graphic was a gear mark;The circular sign of "China Maternal and Child Health" is displayed under the irradiation of ultraviolet light, and the "birth number" number is not printed on the side page consistent with the front page.
Second edition
It was put into use on January 1, 2000, and a colorless fluorescent "five pointed star" anti-counterfeiting sign was added at the top right of the round sign of "China Maternal and Child Health" under the irradiation of ultraviolet light.The individual words of the first edition of the Birth Medical Certificate were revised, the "birth number" below the Birth Medical Certificate was changed to "birth certificate number", and its English translation was accordingly changed from "Birth No." to "Birth certificate No.";On the right side of the English version of the Birth Medical Certificate, the small letter "c" in the description "china" is changed to the capital letter "C", and the number of "□" after the "ID card number" is increased from 16 to 18.The duplicate page is printed with the "birth certificate number" consistent with the front page.
Third edition
It was launched on January 1, 2003. On the basis of the original anti-counterfeiting printing technology, the watermark graphic was changed to a pentagram in the gear central ring.A stub copy is added to the inner core of the Birth Medical Certificate.
Fourth edition
It was launched on December 1, 2004, and the electronic watermark anti-counterfeiting bar code identified by the detection board was added to the number of the duplicate page and stub of the birth certificate.
Fifth edition
It was put into use on January 1, 2014, and the format was changed to A4 paper, with three vertical pages (including front page, side page and stub), and the original cover and ministerial seal were canceled.The background adopts the pattern of "the Great Wall of China", and seven anti-counterfeiting technologies, namely black and white watermark, optical watermark, light variable ink, holographic aluminum washing positioning hot stamping, micro text and rainbow printing, are adopted.In the fifth edition, the seal of the Ministry of Health on the front page of the fourth edition was cancelled, and "Supervised by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China" was added on the back.
Sixth edition
It was launched on January 1, 2019. On the basis of the original anti-counterfeiting printing technology, the words "Supervised by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China" marked on the back cover of the birth medical certificate (the fifth edition) were changed to "Supervised by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China". Other words, formats and all anti-counterfeiting points were unchanged.
Seventh Edition
It will be put into use on April 1, 2023. The seventh version of the birth medical certificate will change the expression form of "birth medical certificate number" at the bottom right of the front page, auxiliary page and stub triplet of the sixth version of the birth medical certificate, from "1 letter and 9 digits" to "1 letter and 9 digits barcode", and change the background color of this area from green to yellow.
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1. Compared with the past, with the implementation of electronic birth medical certificate, what are the changes in the application procedures of the masses?
A: Compared with before, after the implementation of electronic birth medical certificate, the parents of newborn babies only need to go to the hospital once to get the paper birth medical certificate, and parents can also get the paper birth medical certificate on their mobile phonesWeChat card packageCheck the electronic certificate of the child's birth medical certificate in.
2. On“Internet plus”What convenience can the electronic birth medical certificate provide to the masses?
A: Birth medical certificateElectronic licenseIt can be widely used in more than 30 administrative scenarios of public security, human resources and social security, health and family planning, justice and other departments. The administrative departments can realize electronic license verification through the network, without the need for people to submit paper birth medical certificates.In addition, departments in the province verify electronic certificates through the network, so they no longer need to verify the authenticity of certificates and co check information in other places, and no longer need a piece of paper to prove that "the child is mine".
3. What role does electronic license play in the management of birth medical certificate?
Answer: The application for paper birth medical certificate existspregnant womanIt is difficult to effectively identify the identity of the applicant, and there are risks of using others' identity to apply, and surrogacy behavior cannot be effectively identified.We will optimize the application process for birth medical certificates and manage electronic certificates. Face recognition will be used in the whole process of prenatal examination, delivery and application for birth medical certificatesidentity authentication To ensure that the identity is accurate and consistent, can effectively avoid the situation of using others' identity to apply, and effectively prevent the handling of false birth medical certificates.Full processClosed loop managementAnd data between multiple departmentsInterconnection, which can maximize the loopholes that may exist in the management of traditional birth medical certificates.
4. Who can apply for an electronic birth certificate?
A: From now onGuangdongTo apply for a paper birth medical certificate, an electronic birth medical certificate can be generated simultaneously;After January 1, 2014, the paper birth medical certificate that has been applied for will gradually produce its electronic certificate in the near future.
5. With the electronic birth certificate, do you still need a paper birth certificate?
A: According to relevant laws and regulations,medical careThe institution shall issue a unified medical certificate of newborn birth according to law.The blank paper birth medical certificate is uniformly printed and managed by the state. In a short time, the electronic birth medical certificate in our province can not completely replace it.
6. The baby's name has not been decided yet. Do you have to apply immediately after birth?
A: You can apply within 2 days to 2 months after the birth of the child.[1]
