N.M. Admin. Code § 7.2.2.14

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 7.2.2.14 - DELAYED REGISTRATION OF DEATH

The delayed registration of a death shall be registered in the manner prescribed below.

A. If the certifier, at the time of death and the attending funeral services practitioner or person who acted as such are available to complete and sign the certificate of death, it may be completed without additional evidence and filed with the state registrar. For those certificates of death filed one year or more after the date of death, the certifier or office of the medical investigator and the funeral service practitioner or person who acted as such must state in accompanying affidavits that the information on the certificate of death is based on records kept in their files.

B. In the absence of the certifier or office of the medical investigator and the funeral service practitioner or person who acted as such, the prescribed delayed certificate of death form may be filed by the immediate family of the decedent and shall be accompanied by:

(1) an affidavit of the person filing the certificate swearing to the accuracy of the information on the certificate;

(2) two documents which identify the decedent and his or her date and place of death, a summary of which shall be placed on the certificate.

C. The state registrar may reject a certificate of death or require additional documentary evidence to prove the facts of death, or in his or her discretion refer the case to the office of the medical investigator.

N.M. Admin. Code § 7.2.2.14

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 20, October 29, 2019, eff. 10/29/2019, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 24, December 27, 2022, eff. 12/27/2022