Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS
Section 420-7-1-.11 - Registration Of Deaths Without A Body

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-7-1-.11

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) A death may be registered by the State Registrar as specified in Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-9A-14, when a death is known to have occurred in this state and the location of the body is known, but the body cannot be physically recovered. The date and place of death and the medical certification must be completed by a state medical examiner or the county medical examiner or coroner in the county where the death occurred, provided he or she has sufficient information to determine the date, place, and cause of death.

(2) A death may be registered by the State Registrar as a presumptive death as specified in Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-9A-14(g), upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction when the court has sufficient evidence to determine that a death actually occurred in this state and the time, place, and circumstances of death, but the body cannot be located.

(a) The court order to establish a presumptive death certificate shall include all of the following information required to complete the death certificate:
1. Full name of the decedent;

2. Actual date of death as best it can be determined from the evidence presented;

3. County and place of death as best they can be determined from the evidence presented;

4. Identifying information on the decedent including date of birth, state of birth, race, sex, social security number, and parent(s) name(s);

5. Address of decedent's residence;

6. Marital status and surviving spouse if appropriate; and

7. The facts of death necessary to complete the medical certification including the cause of death; the manner of death as accident, suicide, homicide, or natural; and if the death occurred from an injury, information on how and when the injury occurred.

(b) The death certificate prepared by the State Registrar from the information in the court order and all certified copies of that death certificate shall show the date of the order and the name of the court issuing that order and shall be marked "Presumptive."

(3) If the death is registered within one year of the date of death, the death certificate shall be prepared on the current form or in the current format in use at the time of its preparation. If the death is registered more than one year after the date of death, the certificate shall be prepared in the appropriate manner for a delayed certificate and shall be marked "Delayed Registration."

Author: Dorothy Harshbarger

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-9A-2, 22-9A-6, 22-9A-14.

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