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Death Registration
Bolivia
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Bolivia
Death Registration
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Where must deaths be reported?
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Where should a death that occurred in a transit vehicle be reported?
Not Applicable
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
If a death occurs in a moving vehicle, such as a ship, aircraft, train or car, many countries consider the place of occurrence to be the place where the body is first removed from the vehicle. Where the death occurs in international waters or airspace, some countries require that the death be registered in the country where the ship or aircraft is registered. The legislation should state the presumption for "place of death" for deaths occuring in moving vehicles, both domestically and internationally
What are the reporting time periods for death registration specified in the law?
24 hours (1 day)
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
3 days is the recommended maximum allowed time period to report deaths. Deaths in health facilities may have a shorter reporting deadlines. It is important to have uniform time periods across the country to register deaths. A late death registration occurs when a death is reported after the legally specified time period but within a grace period, usually one year after death. Delayed registration occurs after the expiry of grace period (after 1 year). Late notification should always be permitted with a valid medical certificate of death or alternative documentation that is not burdensome, such as affidavit of witness or record of burial/cremation.
Death registration is required to be completed within a maximum term of twenty-four hours after it occurred, or from the date on which it is recognized.
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
It is not recommended that fee be charged for the timely registration of a death. To encourage registration, the legislation should clearly state that registration of a death within the time period prescribed by the law is free of charge.
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Are there any fees or sanctions for late or delayed death registration?
Not applicable
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Fees and sanctions for late or delayed registration discourage and disincentivize registration. If fees are applied to late or delayed registration policymakers should consider a fee-waiver for those for whom fee payment is a hardship. More effective results to increase registration rates are observed through educational programmes aimed at the public. Some countries have opted to impose a penalty for failure to register or, more precisely, refusal to register.
What is the minimum information required by law to register death?
Minimum information is in accordance with UN guidance and registrar has no discretion to register death without all required information
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Name of deceased; place and date of birth; place and date of death; sex; unique personal identifier; cause of death information; and place of burial or cremation.
The minimum data necessary to register a death with the Single Medical Certificate of Death include:
Data of the deceased: full name, identity document, geographical place and date of birth, age at the time of death, sex, marital status, educational level, habitual or permanent residence, place of death, and nationality.
Data on the death: geographical place, date, and time of death; whether medical attention was received during the illness or injury that led to death; whether the attending physician provided care; causes of death; ICD-10 code; basic cause of death; indication of whether the death was accidental or violent; procedure performed; and indication of whether the deceased was a woman of childbearing age (10 to 59 years).
Data of the certifying person: full name, occupation, institutional seal, and date.
What evidence or documents are required to register death?
Medical Certifcate of Cause of Death
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Countries should ideally require an accurate, detailed and medically certified cause of death to register a death. However, failure to ascertain cause of death should not prevent death registration. When medical cause of death certificate is unavailable, evidence of fact of death should be sufficient to register death. Evidence of fact of death could be a notification of death or other similar document, a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, Witness Statement or other similar evidence.
A cause of death certificate is required to register death.
In places where there is no medical professional under whose supervision the decedent died, the Registrar shall, before registering the death, ascertain that death has occurred.
When a corpse is found and it is impossible to identify it, the death shall be registered by court order and, where there is no judge, by authorization of the administrative, military, or ecclesiastical authority.
Are there additional or alternative documents required for late or delayed death registration?
Unclear
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Late registration can be permitted with notice of death or medical certificate of cause of death. If such a notice or certificate is not available, the law may stipulate what alternative documentary evidence of fact of death may be accepted, such as affidavit from witness or record of burial or cremation. Notification delayed by more than one year may require recourse to judicial procedures and decisions. However, to increase death registration rates, consideration should be given to creating a non-judicial procedure for delayed death notification, with the provision of adequate documentation proving the fact of death.
Amendments to death registration records in medicolegal cases can only be made through a formal judicial decision or a prosecutor’s order. According to current administrative practice, any clarification or correction of information, whether related to the cause or manner of death (COD or MOD) or to personal and demographic data, requires either a court order or a prosecutor’s requirement when the death is under investigation. Minor corrections to the name or demographic details can be made informally only before the certificate is submitted to the SERECI. Once the record has been officially registered, no modification can be made by the registrar alone.
