- (1) Registration of deaths shall occur within five days measured as 120 hours from the time of death.
- (2) A physician, physician assistant, certified nurse midwife, or nurse practitioner shall certify the cause of death in accordance with Section 26B-8-114.
- (3) Each physician assistant, certified nurse midwife, and nurse practitioner must complete the Center for Disease Control and Prevention training "Improving Cause of Death Reporting," available through Training and Continuing Education Online (TCEO), before certifying a death.
- (4) If the information necessary to complete a death registration is not available within the time prescribed for completing the death registration, the funeral director shall complete the death registration with the information that is available.
- (5) In each case, the medical certification shall be certified in the Vital Records death registration system by the person responsible for that certification.
- (6) If the cause of death is unknown, undetermined, or pending investigation, the cause of death shall be shown as such on the certificate.
- (7) Final disposition of the deceased may not be made until the death is registered or is authorized by the medical examiner.
- (8) An amendment providing the information missing from the original death registration and certificate shall be filed with the State Registrar.
KEY: vital statistics, death, funeral industries
Date of Last Change: February 18, 2025
Notice of Continuation: March 21, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-8-114; 26B-8-123; 26B-1-224