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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 102975 — Responsibility of Attending Physician

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 102975

Type: Statute
Source: California Health and Safety Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2026-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Citator

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 102975 — Responsibility of Attending Physician is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) The physician or nurse practitioner, if any, in attendance on the delivery of a fetus shall, within 15 hours after the delivery, state on the certificate of fetal death the time of fetal death or delivery, the direct causes of the fetal death, the conditions, if any, that gave rise to these causes, and other medical and health section data as may be required on the certificate and shall sign the certificate in attest to these facts.

(b) The physician or nurse practitioner shall, within 15 hours after the death, deposit the certificate at the place of death, deliver it to the attending funeral director at their place of business, or deliver it to the office of the physician or nurse practitioner.