New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Jus - Attorney General, Department of Justice
Chapter Jus 2000 - OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
Part Jus 2005 - FORMS
Section Jus 2005.07 - Cremation Certification
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
The following shall be recorded on Form ME-6 "Cremation Certification" by the responding ME:
(a) The name of the decedent;
(b) The date and time of death;
(c) The place of death;
(d) The age and date of birth of the decedent;
(e) The name of the crematory and, if the ME viewed the body somewhere other than the crematory, the location of the view;
(f) The causes of death as they appear on the death certificate;
(g) The determined manner of death, specifying whether it was natural, accident, suicide, homicide, pending, or undetermined;
(h) The following information relative to examination of the decedent:
(i) The date and time the ME viewed the remains;
(j) An indication, based on a review of the death certificate, whether:
(k) Additional relevant comments, including whether there is a recommendation that an autopsy should be conducted, and if yes an explanation of why an autopsy should be conducted.
(l) The name and signature of the responding ME certifying he or she has viewed the remains, reviewed the cause and manner of death, and is of the opinion that no further investigation or examination is required; and
(m) The date the form was completed and signed.
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