Birth Certificate Gender Change – WAKE UP IDAHO!

Birth Certificate Gender Change in Idaho

WAKE UP IDAHO!
While you were busy with the elections, IDAHO HEALTH & WELFARE was busy writing changes for Idaho code to allow GENDER CHANGES on BIRTH CERTIFICATES! Their reasoning…. “United States District Court for the District of Idaho issued a decision”
Comments: Tamara Prisock DHW -Administrative Rules Unit (208)-334-5500 dhwrules@dhw.idaho.gov

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGE:
This rule change proposes to establish a process for the amendment of a gender marker on a birth certificate. Specifically, this rule change requires a notarized affidavit from the applicant; prohibits the marking of the replacement birth certificate as amended; and designates that a previous or concurrent name change must not show revision history or be marked as amended.

HERE IS THE EXACT LANGUAGE:

06. Amendment of Indicator of Gender. (4-6-18)T
a. The State Registrar must issue an amended Idaho certificate of live birth for the change of the indicator of sex upon receipt of the following: (4-6-18)T
i. For a registrant eighteen (18) years of age and older, a completed and notarized application on a form approved by the State Registrar that includes the following information: (4-6-18)T (1) The identity of the applicant; (4-6-18)T
(2) The Idaho certificate of live birth to be amended; (4-6-18)T
(3) A declaration that the registrant’s indicator of sex on the Idaho certificate of live birth does not match the registrant’s gender identity; and
(4-6-18)T
(4) The gender indicator as it should appear on the amended certificate of live birth. (4-6-18)T
ii. For a registrant under the age of eighteen (18), a completed and notarized application on a form DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE Docket No. 16-0208-1801 Vital Statistics Rules Temporary & Proposed Rule Idaho Administrative Bulletin Page 63 May 2, 2018 – Vol. 18-5 approved by the State Registrar that includes the following information: (4-6-18)T
(1) The identity of the applicant; (4-6-18)T
(2) The Idaho certificate of live birth to be amended; (4-6-18)T
(3) A declaration that the registrant’s indicator of sex on the Idaho certificate of live birth does not match the registrant’s gender identity; (4-6-18)T
(4) The gender indicator as it should appear on the amended certificate of live birth; and (4-6-18)T
(5) The consent of all parents listed on the certificate of live birth or the consent of the registrant’s legal guardian. If a parent is deceased, a copy of the death certificate must be submitted with the application. If a parent cannot be located, the applicant must also submit a certified copy of an order from an Idaho court of competent jurisdiction ordering that the consent of only one (1) parent is required. (4-6-18)T
b. The amended certificate of live birth issued under this rule must not be marked amended, must not refer to the original certificate of live birth sex, and must show the amended gender as requested. The certificate of live birth being amended, application, and court order if required, must be placed in a sealed file which may only be opened by an order from an Idaho court of competent jurisdiction. (4-6-18)T
c. A one-time name change made under an amendment of sex on the certificate of live birth, whether made prior to, at the time of, or subsequent to a change of indicator of gender on a certificate of live birth must not be marked amended and must not refer to the original birth certificate name or indicator of sex. Any additional name changes are governed by Subsections 201.08 and 201.09 of this rule. (4-6-18)T

Quoted from : Heather Scott for North Idaho

The Full Document can be viewed HERE. (Page 61-64)