Can I collect gender information from participants in Georgia? What are the requirements?

Collecting Gender Information from Participants in Georgia

Based on the documents provided, you are not allowed to collect gender information from participants in Georgia unless it is required by law or necessary for a specific program ^[4.1]. However, if collecting gender information is required by law or necessary for a specific program, you must ensure that the information is collected and stored in accordance with the Requirements for Preparation of Certificates ^[2.2] and Privacy and Seclusion of Records ^[3.1].

Additionally, if you are collecting gender information for a birth certificate, the Office of Vital Records requires that a new certificate of birth be prepared by the State Registrar for a child born in Georgia upon receipt of a notarized legitimation affidavit signed by the natural parents of said child, together with a certified copy of the parents’ marriage record ^[2.3].

If the birth occurs outside a hospital or other recognized medical facility, without medical attendance, and the birth certificate is filed by someone other than a health care provider, additional evidence in support of the facts of birth shall be completed and filed in the presence of the local Vital Records registrar in the county where the birth occurred ^[2.4].

Therefore, if you need to collect gender information from participants in Georgia, you must ensure that it is required by law or necessary for a specific program, and that the information is collected and stored in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Source(s):

• [2.2] Requirements for Preparation of Certificates
• [3.1] Privacy and Seclusion of Records
• [2.3] Legitimation by Marriage
• [4.1] Prohibition on the reporting and collection of certain data.
• [2.4] Registration of Out of Institution Births

Jurisdiction

Georgia, Georgia

• Privacy