Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-19-306 - Registration of a Fetal Death When a Medical Examiner is Notified According to A.R.S. Section 11-593(B)

A. If a medical examiner of the registration district where a fetal death occurred is notified according to A.R S. § 11-593(B), the medical examiner shall determine whether the fetal death occurred under any of the circumstances described in A.R.S. § 11-593(A) and:

1. If the medical examiner determines that the fetal death did not occur under any of the circumstances described in A R.S. § 11-593(A):

a. Document:

i. The medical examiner's determination that the medical examiner does not have jurisdiction according to A.R.S. § 11-593, and

ii. The name of a health care provider who had been providing current care to the deceased's mother;

b. Provide, upon request, a copy of the documentation in subsection (A)(1)(a) to the State Registrar or a local registrar or deputy local registrar of the registration district where the fetal death occurred and

c. Notify the State Registrar or the local registrar or deputy local registrar of the registration district where the fetal death occurred of the determination; and

2. If the medical examiner determines that the fetal death occurred under any of the circumstances described in A.R.S. § 11-593(A), take charge of the human remains under A.R.S. § 11-594.

B. If the medical examiner of the registration district where a fetal death, which requires registration under A.R.S. § 36-329, occurred takes charge of the human remains under A.R.S. § 11-594, the medical examiner shall submit to the State Registrar or the local registrar of the registration district where the fetal death occurred, according to A.R.S. § 36-325(C) and in a Department-provided format:

1. Whether the cause of fetal death is pending investigation at the time the information is submitted;

2. If the cause of fetal death is not pending investigation:

a. The information in R9-19-305(B)(1)(a) through (o), (1)(w), and (2)(i) through (u); and

b. If known, the information in R9-19-305(B)(1)(p) through (v) and (2)(a) through (h); and

3. If the cause of fetal death is pending investigation:

a. The word "pending" for the cause of fetal death required in R9-19-305(B)(1)(l);

b. The remaining information in subsection (B)(2)(a); and

c. If known, the information in subsection (B)(2)(b)

C. Upon determination of the cause of fetal death, a medical examiner who had indicated, according to subsection (B)(3), that the cause of fetal death was pending investigation shall submit an amendment according to R9-19-310 that includes the cause of fetal death, using the applicable standards incorporated by reference in R9-19-304(C).

D. Within seven days after receiving the human remains from a fetal death from a medical examiner, a responsible person or funeral director who is responsible for the final disposition of the human remains shall submit to the State Registrar or the local registrar of the registration district in which the fetal death occurred, in a Department-provided format, any information specified in R9-19-305(B)(1)(a) through (f) and (p) through (w) and (2)(a) through (e) that had not been submitted by the medical examiner, according to subsection (B).

E. Upon receiving information submitted according to subsections (B) and, if applicable, (C) and (D), the State Registrar or a local registrar shall:

1. Review the information received;

2. Enter into a fetal death record any missing information received according to subsection (B) or, if applicable (C) or (D); and

3. Within 72 hours, either:

a. Register the fetal death, or

b. Notify the applicable person submitting the information according to subsection (B), (C), or (D), as specified in R9-19-103(C).

F. To request the registration of a delayed fetal death record, a medical examiner or tribal law enforcement authority shall submit to the State Registrar, in a Department-provided format, the information required in R9-19-305(B).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-19-306

Former Section R9-19-306 renumbered as Section R9-19-308, new Section R9-19-306 adopted effective February 20, 1980 (Supp. 80-1). Amended effective July 31, 1989 (Supp. 89-3). Section expired under A.R.S. 41-1056(E) at 11 A.A.R. 867, effective December 31, 2004 (Supp. 05-1). New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4387, effective January 6, 2007 (Supp. 06-4). Adopted by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 1783, effective 10/1/2016. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 1534, effective 7/7/2020.