Indiana § 16-37-3-3 - Certificate of death or stillbirth; filing
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-37-3-3 — Certificate of death or stillbirth; filing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-37-3-3. Certificate of death or stillbirth; filing
Sec. 3. Except as provided in IC 16-37-1-3.1(f), the physician, the physician assistant, or the advanced practice registered nurse last in attendance upon the deceased, or the person in charge of interment shall use the Indiana death registration system established under IC 16-37-1-3.1 to file a certificate of death or stillbirth with the local health officer of the jurisdiction in which the death occurred.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.61-2009, SEC.8; P.L.156-2011, SEC.35; P.L.122-2012, SEC.3; P.L.138-2019, SEC.9; P.L.131-2020, SEC.4; P.L.147-2023, SEC.16.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-37-3-3 ("Certificate of death or stillbirth; filing") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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