Ind. Code § 16-37-3-5

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 16-37-3-5 - Electronically filing death certificate; cause of death certification

Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), if the person in charge of interment initiates the process, the person in charge of interment shall electronically provide a certificate of death to the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased. The physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased shall electronically certify to the local health department the cause of death on the certificate of death, using the Indiana death registration system.

IC 16-37-3-5

Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-3.

Amended by P.L. 131-2020,SEC. 6, eff. 1/1/2021.

Amended by P.L. 138-2019,SEC. 10, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by P.L. 122-2012, SEC. 4, eff. 7/1/2012.

Amended by P.L. 156-2011, SEC. 37, eff. 7/1/2011.

As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L. 61-2009, SEC.9.