MO SB975

All participants in death certification and registration must use an electronic death registration system within 24 months of the system being certified as operational by the Department of Health and Senior Services.

Medical certifications can be attested to accuracy by signature or an approved electronic process, with Social Security numbers required to be recorded on death certificates.

Death certificates must be filed with local registrars within five days of death, with funeral directors responsible for obtaining personal data and medical certification.

Fees for certified death record copies are $13 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy; fees are distributed to general revenue, children's trust fund, cemetery audit fund, and public health services fund.

Local registrars can issue certified death record copies within 24 hours of receipt, with computer-generated certifications allowed after 24 hours.