Transcription of 2012 Death Certificate Registration Manual
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Health Statistics & Research 2012 Death Certificate Registration Manual Revised December 28, 2011 Death Certificate Registration Manual Page 1 Pennsylvania Department of Health December 28, 2011 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Death Certificate Registration Manual INTRODUCTION Purpose The Death Certificate is the legal record of the fact of Death of an individual. As a permanent legal record, the Death Certificate is extremely important to the decedent s family. It is also needed for a variety of medical and health-related research efforts. The Death Certificate provides important information about the decedent, such as age, sex, race, date of Death , his or her parents, and, if married, the name of the spouse; information on circumstances and cause of Death ; and final disposition.
Death Certificate Registration Manual Page 2 Pennsylvania Department of Health December 28, 2011 Filing the Certificate of Death within ninety-six (96) hours after the death or within
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