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Death Registration
Bolivia
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Bolivia
Death Registration
Medicolegal Death Investigations
Medicolegal Death Investigations
Medicolegal Death Investigations Authority
Does the law mandate that deaths in custody be referred to the medicolegal death investigation authority and specify who is responsible for notifying the authority?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
In cases where the attending physician has well-founded doubts about the cause of a person’s death, the physician is required to notify the competent authority rather than issue a medical death certificate. Additionally, when there is suspicion that the death may have resulted from an accident, homicide, suicide, or any other unnatural circumstance, the law mandates that the case be referred to the Medicolegal Death Investigation authority (Instituto de Investigaciones Forenses – IDIF) for examination and certification. This ensures that all deaths with potential legal implications are subject to forensic investigation before registration.
Does the law mandate that deaths in custody be referred to the medicolegal death investigation authority and specify who is responsible for notifying the authority?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
In cases where the attending physician has well-founded doubts about the cause of a person’s death, the physician is required to notify the competent authority rather than issue a medical death certificate. Additionally, when there is suspicion that the death may have resulted from an accident, homicide, suicide, or any other unnatural circumstance, the law mandates that the case be referred to the Medicolegal Death Investigation authority (Instituto de Investigaciones Forenses – IDIF) for examination and certification. This ensures that all deaths with potential legal implications are subject to forensic investigation before registration.
Does the law mandate that deaths in custody be referred to the medicolegal death investigation authority and specify who is responsible for notifying the authority?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
In cases where the attending physician has well-founded doubts about the cause of a person’s death, the physician is required to notify the competent authority rather than issue a medical death certificate. Additionally, when there is suspicion that the death may have resulted from an accident, homicide, suicide, or any other unnatural circumstance, the law mandates that the case be referred to the Medicolegal Death Investigation authority (Instituto de Investigaciones Forenses – IDIF) for examination and certification. This ensures that all deaths with potential legal implications are subject to forensic investigation before registration.
