This section may be cited as the “Uniform Determination of Death Act.” An individual who has sustained either: Irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions; or Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem; is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards. This […]
A death certificate for each death that occurs in this state shall be filed with the office of vital records or as otherwise directed by the state registrar within five (5) days after death and prior to final disposition, or as prescribed by regulations of the department. It shall be registered, if it has been […]
When a death occurring in this state has not been registered within the time period prescribed by § 68-3-502, a certificate may be filed in accordance with the regulations of the department. The certificate shall be registered subject to such evidentiary requirements as the department shall, by regulation, prescribe to substantiate the alleged facts of […]
Each fetal death of three hundred fifty (350) grams or more or of twenty (20) completed weeks’ gestation or more, that occurs in this state, shall be reported to the office of vital records within ten (10) days after delivery. When a dead fetus is delivered in an institution, the person in charge of the […]
Each induced termination of pregnancy that occurs in this state shall be reported to the office of vital records within ten (10) days after the procedure by the person in charge of the institution in which the induced termination of pregnancy was performed. If the induced termination of pregnancy was performed outside an institution, the […]
Prior to final disposition of a dead fetus, regardless of the duration of pregnancy, the funeral director, the person in charge of the institution, or other person assuming responsibility for final disposition of the fetus, shall obtain from the mother authorization for final disposition on a form prescribed and furnished, or approved by the state […]
With the consent of the physician or medical examiner who is to certify the cause of death, a body may be moved from the place of death for the purpose of being prepared for final disposition.
Authorization for disinterment and reinterment, in cases of movement of cemeteries or parts of cemeteries or for reuniting families, shall be required prior to disinterment of a dead body or fetus. Authorization shall be issued by the state registrar to a licensed funeral director or person acting as funeral director, upon proper application.
As used in this section: “Commemorative certificate” means a document commemorating a nonviable birth; “Department” means the department of health; and “Nonviable birth” means an unintentional, spontaneous fetal demise occurring prior to the twentieth week of gestation during a pregnancy that has been verified by a healthcare practitioner. A healthcare practitioner licensed pursuant to title […]
When a dead body is released or disposed of by an institution, the person in charge of the institution shall keep a record showing the name of the deceased, date of death, name and address of the person to whom the body is released, date of removal from the institution, or if finally disposed of […]
A registered nurse may make the actual determination and pronouncement of death under the following circumstances: The deceased was suffering from a terminal illness; Death was anticipated, and the attending physician or the hospice medical director has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The agreement by the attending physician or hospice medical director […]
The determination and pronouncement of death may be made by a physician assistant licensed under title 63, chapter 19, part 1, so long as this task is expressly included in the written protocol developed jointly by the physician assistant and the collaborating physician setting forth the range of services that may be performed by that […]
Any physician who in good faith complies with § 68-3-502(c)-(g) shall be immune from civil suit for damages.
For any stillborn child in this state, the department shall issue a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth within sixty (60) days after a parent named on a report of fetal death submits a request for a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. The department shall inform applicable persons or entities licensed by the department […]
