Cause of Death

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Indonesia Cause of Death Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Form

Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Form

Form

Does the law provide a form to certify cause of death? If yes, does the form accord with WHO Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Form?

No the law does not prescribe a specific form

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

The WHO international form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (WHO MCCD) is the recommended form for recording information regarding cause of death for certification of all deaths, including stillbirths and unnatural or suspicious deaths. There may be modifications to the form including addition of biographical information of the deceased in an administrative section. Countries may also modify the Manner of Death section as appropriate for their context; however, the form should always include a manner of death section and "Frame B: other medical data" contained in the WHO MCCD.
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UNGOLF para 317

Indonesia Legal Analysis

The Ministry of Health has developed a form to use for certification of cause of death, which aligns with the WHO form. However, currently, use of the form is not required by any law. A pilot project with use of the form is underway.
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Ministry of Health Pilot Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Form

If the MCCD contains a section for reporting manner of death, is the certifier required to fill it out?

Not applicable

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

Even if the medical certification of cause of death form used in the jurisdiction is modified from the WHO MCCD form, the form should always include a manner of death section that is aligned with "Frame B: other medical data" contained in the WHO MCCD Standard Form. This is to ensure mortality and morbidity data can be consistently captured by ICD Coders, across countries.
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UNGOLF para 181 and 183

Indonesia Legal Analysis

The Ministry of Health medical certificate of cause of death contains a manner of death section. However, because there is no law requiring use of the form, it is unclear if the physician must fill out the manner of death section.
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Ministry of Health Pilot Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Form

Is the same form used for all types of deaths, including natural deaths and deaths referred to MLDI?

No

Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines

It is recommended practice to use the same WHO MCCD (or WHO MCCD compliant) form for all types of deaths.
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UNGOLF para 341
Medicolegal Death Investigation

Indonesia Legal Analysis

The use of the MOH MCCD form is not currently required by law. Currently, different forms are use across the country, and different forms might be in use for different types of deaths.
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