Sec. 7-62c. Filing and registration of death certificate when death not recorded in accordance with Sec. 7-62b; "delayed" death certificates. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 7-62c. Filing and registration of death certificate when death not recorded in accordance with Sec. 7-62b; "delayed" death certificates. (a) When a death occurring in this state has not been recorded in accordance with section 7-62b, a death certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54 by the Commissioner of Public Health. Such death certificate shall be registered subject to the evidentiary requirements prescribed by such regulations to substantiate the alleged facts of death.

      (b) Death certificates registered one year or more after the date of death shall be marked "Delayed" and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration.

      (P.A. 79-434, S. 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

      History: P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.