Minnesota SF2088 modifies requirements for providing cause of death information.

Minnesota SF2088 amends the state's statutes to modify the requirements for providing cause of death information. Specifically, it addresses situations where a medical examiner or coroner has declined jurisdiction over a death due to natural causes. The bill stipulates that if a medical examiner or coroner provides cause of death information after declining jurisdiction, the information must come from a physician present at the time of death, a physician who treated the deceased before death, or a physician with direct knowledge of the circumstances and cause of death.

Minnesota SF2088 modifies requirements for providing cause of death information.

Minnesota SF2088 amends the state's statutes to modify the requirements for providing cause of death information. Specifically, it addresses situations where a medical examiner or coroner has declined jurisdiction over a death due to natural causes. The bill stipulates that if a medical examiner or coroner provides cause of death information after declining jurisdiction, the information must come from a physician present at the time of death, a physician who treated the deceased before death, or a physician with direct knowledge of the circumstances and cause of death.