16 Del. Admin. Code § 4205-7.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 4205-7.0 - Death Registration

(Authorization: Section 3123)

7.1 Acceptance of Death Certificate with Incomplete Personal Information.

7.1.1 If all the personal information necessary to complete a certificate of death is not available within the time prescribed for filing of the certificate, the funeral director or person acting as such, shall file the certificate with all information that is available and satisfactorily account for all the items that are omitted.

7.1.2 A supplemental report providing the personal information omitted from the original certificate shall be filed by the funeral director or person acting as such with the State Registrar as soon as possible, but in all cases within 30 days of the date the death occurred.

7.1.3 The supplemental report shall be used to revise the existing certificate of death; and the certificate of death shall be marked "Revised".

7.2 Replacement of Pending Certificate

7.2.1 When a pending certificate of death is filed pursuant to Section 3123(e), a revised certificate of death providing the medical information omitted from the original certificate shall be completed by the certifier within thirty days of the date the death occurred, or within sixty days if an extension has been applied for through the State Registrar. The revised certificate shall be forwarded to the funeral director or person acting as such. The funeral director will complete all the personal information and file the revised certificate of death with the Office of Vital Statistics. The revised certificate of death shall replace the pending certificate of death and shall be considered the original. Such certificate shall not be marked "Revised".

7.3 Hospital or Institution May Assist in Preparation of Certificate. When a death occurs in a hospital or other institution and the death is not under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner, the person in charge of such institution, or his or her designated representative, may initiate the preparation of the certificate of death as follows:

7.3.1 Place the full name of the decedent and the date, time, and place of death on the certificate of death and obtain the medical certification of cause of death from the attending physician or;

7.3.2 Place the full name of the decedent and the date, time, and place of death on the certificate of death and obtain the pronouncing physician's attestation.

7.3.3 Present the partially completed certificate of death to the funeral director or person acting as such.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4205-7.0

20 DE Reg. 641( 2/1/2017) (Final)