The medical certification shall be completed and signed 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 and sign the medical certification within twenty-four hours after taking charge of the case.
[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]
Referred to in § 144.35, 331.611
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