Sec. 5. Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), if the person in charge of interment initiates the process, the person in charge of interment shall electronically provide a certificate of death to the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased. The physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased shall electronically certify to the local health department the cause of death on the certificate of death, using the Indiana death registration system.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.61-2009, SEC.9; P.L.156-2011, SEC.37; P.L.122-2012, SEC.4; P.L.138-2019, SEC.10; P.L.131-2020, SEC.6.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 3. Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits
16-37-3-1. "Dead Body" Defined
16-37-3-2. "Person in Charge of Interment" Defined
16-37-3-3. Certificate of Death or Stillbirth; Filing
16-37-3-4. Securing Personal Data for Certificates
16-37-3-5. Electronically Filing Death Certificate; Cause of Death Certification
16-37-3-6. Cause of Death; Certification by Local Health Officer
16-37-3-7. Deaths Referred to the Coroner for Investigation
16-37-3-9. Permanent Records; Public Inspection; Records to County Auditor; Use of Data
16-37-3-10. Permit for Disposal of Body
16-37-3-11. Time for Securing Permit for Disposal of Body
16-37-3-12. Burial Transit Permit
16-37-3-13. Burial Transit Permit; Attachment to Shipping Box
16-37-3-14. Foreign Burial Transit Permit; Endorsement by Local Health Officer
16-37-3-15. Construction of Chapter Regarding Autopsies and Inquests