SSB 3194 (LSB 6378XC (2) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON DAWSON)

A BILL FOR

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 and substitution of a death certificate if evidence substantiating the correction or substitution is presented to the state registrar within twelve months of the filing of the death certificate. The death certificate shall be marked “amended” and comply with other requirements pursuant to sections 144.38 and 144.41.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the correction and substitution of death certificates.
   The bill provides that the department of health and human services (HHS) shall provide for the correction and substitution of a death certificate when substantiated evidence of a mistake is presented to the state registrar within 12 months of the filing of the death certificate. The death certificate shall be marked “amended” and comply with other requirements pursuant to Code sections 144.38 (amendment of official record) and 144.41 (amending local records).