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§  4141.  Death  certificate;  form and content. 1. The certificate of
death shall contain such information, including but not limited  to  the
decedent's  social  security  number,  and  shall be in such form as the
commissioner may prescribe.
  2. The personal  particulars  called  for  shall  be  furnished  by  a
competent person acquainted with the facts.
  3.  The  statement  of  facts  relating to the disposition of the body
shall be signed by the funeral director or undertaker in charge  of  the
corpse.
  4. (a) The medical certificate shall be made, dated, and signed by the
physician  or  nurse  practitioner,  if  any,  last in attendance on the
deceased.

(b) Indefinite terms, denoting only symptoms of disease or conditions resulting from disease, shall not be held sufficient.

(c) Any certificate stating the cause of death in terms which the commissioner declares indefinite shall be returned to the physician, nurse practitioner, or person making the medical certificate for correction and more definite statement.

(d) Where a death is caused by an opioid overdose, such information shall be indicated on the certificate, including, if known to the person completing the death certificate, the specific opioid that caused the death of the decedent, along with any other related information as the commissioner may require.