RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.

Provides that the cause of death portion of a death or fetal death certificate shall be held confidential and protected from disclosure to the public or to any person who is not considered to have a direct and tangible interest in that portion of a public health statistics record, except when nondisclosure of that information is deemed by the department of health to threaten the public health or safety. Requires the department of health to redact the cause of death from a death or fetal death certificate to prevent unauthorized disclosure.