South Carolina H3616 amends medical certification requirements for cause of death.

South Carolina H3616 modifies the South Carolina Code of Laws to mandate that medical certifications of cause of death must be completed and returned to the funeral home director within forty-eight hours after a physician receives notice of the patient's death. If the forty-eight-hour period ends on a weekend, federal holiday, or state holiday, the certification must be filed by the end of the next business day. The bill also requires hospitals to provide the cause of death to the patient's family before releasing the body and completing discharge processes.

South Carolina H3616 amends medical certification requirements for cause of death.

South Carolina H3616 modifies the South Carolina Code of Laws to mandate that medical certifications of cause of death must be completed and returned to the funeral home director within forty-eight hours after a physician receives notice of the patient's death. If the forty-eight-hour period ends on a weekend, federal holiday, or state holiday, the certification must be filed by the end of the next business day. The bill also requires hospitals to provide the cause of death to the patient's family before releasing the body and completing discharge processes.