Ind. Code § 16-37-3-5
Electronically filing death certificate; cause of death certification
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 5. (a) If the person in charge of interment initiates the process, the person in charge of interment shall present a certificate of death to the physician last in attendance upon the deceased, who shall certify the cause of death upon the certificate of death or of stillbirth.
Sec. 5. 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.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), beginning January 1, 2011, for a death occurring after December 31, 2010, using the Indiana death registration system established under IC 16-37-1-3.1, 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 last in attendance upon the deceased. The physician 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.
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