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timely fashion by a physician or nurse practitioner authorized to |
| practice in the State who has knowledge of the patient's recent |
| medical condition, in accordance with department regulations and |
| other laws detailing who can certify and in what time frame, except |
| when the death falls under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner |
| as provided in section 3025. If the patient was a resident of a |
| nursing home licensed under section 1817 at the time of death and |
if the physician |
care or another physician |
physician |
| patient within 48 hours prior to death, or within 2 weeks prior to |
death in the case of a terminally ill patient, the physician |
care provider in charge or another physician |
designated by the physician |
| examine the body prior to completing the certification of death |
process. Any physician |
| the medical certification of the cause of death fully, in |
| typewritten or legibly hand-printed style and in a timely manner, |
| or who fails to examine the body of a nursing home resident prior |
| to certifying cause of death as required by this section must be |
reported to the Board of Licensure in Medicine or |
| Osteopathic Licensure or the State Board of Nursing, whichever is |
| appropriate, by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics of the |
| Department of Health and Human Services. |
