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Cause of Death
Bolivia
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Bolivia
Cause of Death
Verbal Autopsy
Verbal Autopsy
Verbal Autopsy
Is a verbal autopsy used only for statistical purposes, or also for legal purposes?
Legal purpose only
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
Verbal autopsy is used to issue the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, because this document is necessary to register a death.
Does the law allow for the use of verbal autopsy when there is no MCCD?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Bolivia
Legal Analysis
In cases where no medical attention was received by the decedent, or there is no possibility of conducting a physical autopsy, the doctor must reconstruct the clinical history or make a verbal autopsy, and issue the MCCD, stating the facts.
