Certificates of Birth - Filing - Time Period

HB 939 extends the deadline for filing birth certificates in Maryland from 5 to 12 calendar days after a birth. It directly affects hospitals, clinics, attending medical professionals, and parents (in cases without an attending clinician), requiring them to complete and submit the certificate within the new timeframe. The bill amends Maryland health code sections to update these filing deadlines for births occurring in institutions, outside institutions, and on common carriers (like planes or ships). The key change is the specific increase in the filing period, with no other policy alterations described in the text.