California AB 583 amends death certificate requirements.

California AB 583 amends the Health and Safety Code to update death certificate requirements. It mandates that the medical and health section data and the time of death be completed and attested to by the physician and surgeon last in attendance, or by a licensed physician assistant under supervision. It also allows a nurse practitioner to complete and attest to these facts. The bill requires the person completing the death certificate to record the decedent's sex as reported by the informant or as indicated in certain documents.

California AB 583 amends death certificate requirements.

California AB 583 amends the Health and Safety Code to update death certificate requirements. It mandates that the medical and health section data and the time of death be completed and attested to by the physician and surgeon last in attendance, or by a licensed physician assistant under supervision. It also allows a nurse practitioner to complete and attest to these facts. The bill requires the person completing the death certificate to record the decedent's sex as reported by the informant or as indicated in certain documents.