AR HB1815

Extends the timeframe for physicians to complete, sign, and return medical death certificates from two (2) business days to three (3) business days after receiving the death certificate.

Requires the Arkansas State Medical Board to enforce the three (3) business day deadline and allows funeral directors to notify the board if physicians fail to comply, with fines up to $250 unless good cause is shown.

Mandates that medical certifications be completed using an electronic process or system designated by the division, with specified exceptions for registered nurses at hospices and other authorized certifiers.

Establishes a waiver process allowing the Department of Health to grant exemptions from electronic submission requirements for persons lacking reliable internet connectivity, lacking training, signing fewer than five certifications monthly, or showing other good cause.

Physicians granted waivers are exempted from fines for non-electronic submission but remain liable for failure to submit certifications within the three (3) business day deadline.