Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0059 - Vital Records Services
Chapter 10 - CORRECTIONS AND AMENDMENTS
Section 10-5 - Death Certificate Correction
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 10-5
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Application for correction. The following persons may apply to amend a death certificate with the exception of the medical certification:
(i) Next of kin;
(ii) Informant listed on
certificate;
(iii) Funeral director
listed on certificate.
(b) Marital status and surviving spouse.
(i) These items will not be changed on the
face of the death certificate.
(ii)
Changes can be made only by an Affidavit of Correction form signed by the
person listed as the informant on the death certificate or upon receipt of a
court order.
(iii) Additional
evidence may be required to substantiate the amendment.
(c) The medical certification of cause of death may be changed only upon receipt of a signed statement from the physician or coroner who signed the certificate. In the case of the death or incapacity of the certifying physician, a signed statement from an associate physician with access to the medical records may be accepted. In case of the death or incapacity of the certifying coroner, a signed statement from the coroner's successor may be accepted.
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