Physician
Information
Instructions for completing Cause of Death
These
instructional flyers are available at the County Health Department Vital
Statistics Office.
Instructions for Completing the Cause-of-Death Section on
a Death Certificate
(44kb pdf)
Instructions for Completing the Cause-of-Death Section on
a Fetal Death
Certificate
(69kb pdf)
Physicians' Online Tutorial for Completing Cause of Death on the Florida Death
Record
The Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, in cooperation with the
Florida Medical Association and the Florida Association of Medical Examiners,
has developed an online tutorial for
physicians. This tutorial is constructed for
physicians, providing an overview of the death registration process in
Florida and how to go about properly completing the medical information on the
death record.
The tutorial provides sample case histories; an explanation of the physicians,
the medical examiners, and the funeral directors responsibilities in getting
death records filed; how mortality data is used and why the death record is so
important to families.
The Florida Medical Association
has approved this activity for
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
This complimentary tutorial takes about one hour to complete.
View
Brochure
Resources
Vital Records Registration Handbook
(325kb pdf)
This is the complete version of
the handbook.
Death Section
(251kb pdf)
This Death Edition of the Vital
Records Registration Handbook is comprised of chapters taken from
the comprehensive version of the
handbook. It is designed to assist hospital personnel, birthing
center staff, midwives,
physicians, registrars and others engaged in the birth and fetal death
registration process. The
procedures recommended are based on Florida Statutes and Florida
Administrative Code.
Physician's Handbook on Medical Certification of Death (NCHS)
(450kb pdf)
Possible Solutions to Common Problems in Death Certification (NCHS)
What A
Physician Should Know About Certifying Cause of Death
Brochure
(313kb pdf)
This informational brochure is
available at the County Health Department Vital Statistics Office.
National Center for Health Statistics Resources
Certificates for states other than Florida
Physician's Handbook on Medical Certification of Death (450kb
pdf)
Possible Solutions to Common Problems in Death Certification
Guidelines for Reporting Occupation and Industry on Death Certificates
(450kb pdf)
Florida Statutes
Statutes
Florida Statutes, Chapter 382 - Vital Statistics.
