Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. If a
medical examiner of the registration district where a deceased individual's
death occurred is notified according to A.R.S. §
11-593(B),
the medical examiner shall determine whether the deceased individual died under
any of the circumstances described in A.RS §
11-593(A)
and:
1. If
the medical examiner determines that the deceased individual did not die under
any of the circumstances described in A.R.S. §
11-593(A):
a. Document:
i. The medical examiner's determination that
the medical examiner does not have jurisdiction according to A.R.S. §
11-593,
and
ii. The name of a health care
provider who had been providing current care to the deceased
individual;
b. Provide,
upon request, a copy of the documentation in subsection (A)(1)(a) to the State
Registrar or a local registrar or deputy local registrar of the registration
district where the deceased individual's death occurred; and
c. Notify the State Registrar or the local
registrar or deputy local registrar of the registration district where the
deceased individual's death occurred of the determination;
and
2. If the medical
examiner determines that the deceased individual died under any of the
circumstances described in A.R.S. §
11-593(A),
take charge of the deceased individual's human remains under A.R.S. §
11-594.
B. If the medical examiner of the
registration district where a deceased individual's death occurred takes charge
of the deceased individual's human remains under A.R.S. §
11-594,
the medical examiner shall submit the medical certification of death in a
Department-provided format:
1. To the State
Registrar or a local registrar or deputy local registrar of the registration
district where the deceased individual's death occurred according to A.R.S.
§
36-325(C);
2. That includes:
a. The deceased individual's name, date of
birth, and sex;
b. Any other names
by which the deceased individual was known, including, if applicable, the
deceased individual's last name before first marriage;
c. The date of the individual's
death;
d. The place of death
including:
i. Either:
(1) The name of the facility where the death
occurred; or
(2) If the death did
not occur in a facility, the street address at which the death occurred or, if
the location at which the death occurred does not have a street address,
another indicator of the location at which the death
occurred;
ii. The
county;
iii. The town or city;
and
iv. Zip
code;
e. The deceased
individual's age;
f. Whether the
cause or manner of death is pending investigation at the time the information
is submitted;
g. If the cause and
manner of death are not pending investigation, the information in
R9-19-302(A)(3) and (4) and (B); and
h. If the cause or manner of death is pending
investigation:
i. The word "pending" for the:
(1) Cause of death required in
R9-19-302(A)(3)(c), or
(2) Manner
of death required in
R9-19-302(A)(3)(h);
ii. The remaining information in
R9-19-302(A)
3) and (4); and
iii. The information required in
R9-19-302(B);
and
3. That is
signed and dated by the medical examiner, attesting that, on the basis of
examination or investigation, as applicable, death occurred at the time, date,
and place, and due to the cause and manner stated.
C. When specifying the conditions leading to
the immediate cause of death, including the underlying cause of death, a
medical examiner shall use the applicable standards from the Medical Examiners'
and Coroners' Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting, DHHS
Publication No. (PHS) 2003-1110 published by the Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for
Health Statistics, incorporated by reference, on file with the Department, and
including no future editions or amendments, available through
http://wwwcdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/hb_me.pdf
or from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, PO
Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.
D. Upon determination of the cause or manner
of death, a medical examiner who had indicated, according to subsection
(B)(2)(h), that the cause or manner of death was pending investigation shall
submit an amendment according to
R9-19-310
that includes the cause or manner of death, using the standards in subsection
(C).
E. Within seven days after
receiving a deceased individual's human remains from a medical examiner, a
responsible person or funeral director who is responsible for the final
disposition of the deceased individual's human remains shall:
1. Comply with the requirements in
R9-19-303(A);
and
2. Submit to the State
Registrar or a local registrar or deputy local registrar of the registration
district where the death occurred, and in a Department-provided format, the
information specified in
R9-19-302(A)(1) and
(2).
F. Upon receiving information submitted
according to subsections (B), (E), and, if applicable (D), the State Registrar
or the local registrar of the county where a death occurred shall:
1. Review the information received;
2. Enter into a deceased individual's death
record any missing information provided according to subsection (B), (E), or,
if applicable (D); and
3. Within 72
hours, either:
a. Register the deceased
individual's death, or
b. Notify
the person submitting the information according to subsection (B) or (E), as
specified in
R9-19-103(C)
G. To request
the registration of a delayed death record for a deceased individual, a medical
examiner or a tribal law enforcement authority shall submit, in a
Department-provided format, to the State Registrar or a local registrar or
deputy local registrar of the registration district where the death occurred
the information required in R9-19-302.
