Utah Admin. Code R436-7-2 - Registering a Death
(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.
Notes
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