Section 290:1 Death Records. - New Hampshire Statutes

Whenever a person shall die, the physician or advanced practice registered nurse attending at the last sickness shall complete and deliver to the funeral director, next-of-kin as defined in RSA 290:16, IV, or designated agent under RSA 290:17 or shall complete electronically and forward immediately to the division of vital records administration, a death record, duly signed, setting forth, as far as may be, the facts required by the department of state, division of vital records administration pursuant to RSA 5-C:63. The cause or causes of death shall be printed or typed on all records required to be furnished under this section. The funeral director, next-of-kin, or designated agent shall transmit electronically the record of death to the division of vital records administration and the certifying physician or advanced practice registered nurse shall then electronically complete the cause of death information into the transmitted record.

Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:46. 1949, 98:4. RSA 290:1. 1955, 95:2. 1977, 530:3. 1983, 291:1. 1995, 310:181, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 1997, 325:10, eff. Aug. 22, 1997. 1999, 62:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. 2002, 97:2, eff. July 2, 2002. 2003, 319:65, eff. July 1, 2003. 2005, 268:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2007, 215:15, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2009, 54:5, eff. July 21, 2009.