Includes whether an individual was in custody on the death certificate for such individual; requires such information to be included in the publicly available statistics published on the website of the department of health.
Authorizes the commissioner of health to issue copies and transcripts of death certificates, which do not include the cause of death or medical certifications, for genealogical and research purposes.
Permits midwives and physician assistants to certify the cause of death on a fetal death certificate if they are in attendance at or after a fetal death.
Permits midwives and physician assistants to certify the cause of death on a fetal death certificate if they are in attendance at or after a fetal death.
Includes pain management medications that the decedent was prescribed, such as gabapentin, on a death certificate where a death is caused by an opioid overdose.
Includes pain management medications that the decedent was prescribed, such as gabapentin, on a death certificate where a death is caused by an opioid overdose.