(a) When the certificate of birth of a person born in the state has not been filed within one (1) year, a delayed certificate of birth may be filed in accordance with rules of the State Board of Health. No delayed certificate shall be registered until the evidentiary requirements as specified in rules have been met.
(b) The birth shall be registered on a delayed certificate of birth form and the form shall show on its face the date of registration. The delayed certificate shall contain a summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration.
(c) No delayed certificate of birth shall be registered for a deceased person.
(d)
(1) When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the rules for delayed registration or when the State Registrar of Vital Records has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statement or the documentary evidence and, if the deficiencies are not corrected, the state registrar shall not register the delayed certificate of birth and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for this action. The state registrar shall further advise the applicant of his or her right of appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) The board may by rule provide for the dismissal of an application which is not actively prosecuted.