North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 41 - EPIDEMIOLOGY HEALTH
Subchapter H - VITAL RECORDS
Section .0500 - DEATH REGISTRATION
Section 41H .0502 - ACCEPTANCE OF INCOMPLETE DEATH CERTIFICATE

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 41H .0502
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

If the funeral director is unable to obtain the personal information about the deceased within the prescribed statutory time period, the funeral director shall file a death certificate form completed with all available information, except that no certificate shall be filed without proper medical certification and signature of attending physician or medical examiner.

The information missing shall be provided to the local registrar by the funeral director as soon as possible, but in all cases within 30 days. Such information shall be entered by the local registrar on the original death certificate or forwarded to the State Registrar.

Authority G.S. 130A-92(7);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. November 15, 1977;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 22, 2018.

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