OK HB2586

Death certificates must be filed with the State Department of Health within 3 days after death, with personal data entered electronically by July 1, 2012 and medical certification entered electronically by July 1, 2017

Hospice medical directors may sign the medical certification portion of death certificates when a patient dies under hospice care

Physicians licensed in Oklahoma must sign and file death certificates using the prescribed electronic system no later than July 1, 2017

State Department of Health and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner must coordinate to ensure permit applications for cremations and out-of-state dispositions function together

State Department of Health must establish electronic accounts for each funeral home in Oklahoma, with registration and training provided at no cost