144.31 - MEDICAL CERTIFICATION -- FETAL DEATH.
144.31 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION -- FETAL DEATH.
The medical certification shall be completed within twenty-four
hours after delivery by the physician in attendance at or after
delivery except when inquiry is required by the county medical
examiner.
When a fetal death occurs without medical attendance upon the
mother at or after delivery or when inquiry is required by the county
medical examiner, the medical examiner shall investigate the cause of
fetal death and shall complete the medical certification within
twenty-four hours after taking charge of the case. The person
completing the medical certification of cause of fetal death shall
attest to its accuracy either by signature or as authorized by rule.
Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2322, 2323, 2405; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
66, § 141.6, 141.7, 144.20; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 144.31] Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 159, §19
Referred to in § 144.35, 331.611