Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4601 - VITAL RECORDS
DEATH RECORDS
Part 4601.1800 - PROVIDING CAUSE OF DEATH INFORMATION

Cause of death information for each death that occurs in Minnesota may be provided only by a physician, coroner, or medical examiner. A physician who provides the cause of death must be a physician present at the time of death, a physician or associate of a physician who provided medical treatment for the deceased before death, or a physician who has direct knowledge of the circumstances and cause of death and has access to the medical record of the deceased. Cause of death information must be provided to a registrar according to parts 4601.0100 to 4601.2600.

Statutory Authority: MS s 144.12; 144.213; 144.221