1. (a)

   1. (1) The funeral director shall electronically, or by a system designated by the State Registrar of Vital Records, file a fact of death within three (3) days of death.
   2. (2) This shall consist of the legal name, date and time of death, county of death, date of birth, Social Security Number, and resident address of the deceased.
2. (b) Medical certification shall be completed and returned to the funeral home electronically, or by a system designated by the State Registrar of Vital Records, within three (3) business days after receipt of the death certificate by the medical certifier except when inquiry is required by Arkansas Code § 12-12-315, Arkansas Code § 12-12-318, or Arkansas Code § 14-15-301 et seq.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The complete certificate shall be filed within ten (10) days.
   2. (2) The funeral director is to notify the local county registrar of death certificates that cannot be filed within ten (10) days.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "(Reference: Section 14 and 25 of Act 1254 of 1995 and Section 1 of Act 975 of 2019)"