Senate
File
2430
-
Enrolled
Senate
File
2430
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
CORRECTION
AND
SUBSTITUTION
OF
DEATH
CERTIFICATES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
144.26,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
The
department
shall
provide
for
correction
to
the
medical
certification
of
cause
of
death
and
substitution
of
a
death
certificate
if
evidence
substantiating
the
correction
and
substitution
is
presented
to
the
state
registrar
within
twelve
months
of
the
date
of
death
of
the
decedent.
A
correction
to
the
medical
certification
of
the
cause
of
death
and
substitution
of
a
death
certificate
requested
after
twelve
months
of
the
date
of
death
of
the
decedent
shall
be
made
by
order
of
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
and
considered
an
amendment
of
official
record
pursuant
to
section
144.38.
The
substituted
death
certificate
shall
comply
with
requirements
pursuant
to
sections
144.38
and
Senate
File
2430,
p.
2
144.41.
A
fee
shall
not
be
charged
for
a
correction
to
and
substitution
of
a
death
certificate
under
this
subsection.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2430,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor