Medicolegal Death Investigation

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Declaration and Notification Death Registration Informants

Who is designated primary informant for unnatural or suspicious deaths?

Specified officer of the medical legal system

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The law requires the police to report an unnatural or suspicious death to the civil registration office.
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Joint Regulation Number 15 of 2010, 162/MENKES/PB/I/2010 Regarding Death Reporting and Causes of Death Art. 3
Procedure Death Registration Evidence

What evidence or documents are required to register death?

Notice of death

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A death confirmation letter is required to register a death. The death confirmation letter is completed by a physician (for deaths in health facilities), or the head of a village (for community deaths).
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Presidential Regulation Number 96 of 2018 Regarding the Requirements and Procedures for Resident Registration and Civil Registration Art. 45
Procedure Death Registration Incomplete Records, Amendments, and Corrections

Can the death registration record be amended by the registrar in medicolegal cases, after the inquiry has concluded?

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Medicolegal Death Investigations Death Registration Medicolegal Death Investigations Authority

Does the law clearly state what types of cases must be referred to the MLDI authority and is this in accordance with international guidance?

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Medicolegal Death Investigations Death Registration Medicolegal Death Investigations Authority

Who is the medicolegal death investigation (MLDI) authority in the jurisdiction?

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Medicolegal Death Investigations Death Registration Death in custody

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?

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Compulsory Certification Cause of Death Certifier

Does the law clearly state who is responsible for medically certifying cause of death when deaths are unnatural or suspicious, or otherwise referred to the MLDI authority?

No

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Article 133 of Law No. 8 of 1981 on Criminal Procedure authorizes investigators to request a medical expert to conduct a post-mortem examination, if there is a suspicion that a death occurred as a result of a criminal offense. Article 158 of Law 17/2023 stipulates that the post-mortem examination must be performed by medical personnel. However, there is no provision that requires investigators to refer a case to a medical expert. If referred to a medical expert, the medical expert is required to submit a report to the investigator but there is no explicit requirement to complete a medical certificate of cause of death.
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Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Form Cause of Death Form

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

No

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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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Transmission of Cause of Death Data Cause of Death Transmission of Cause of Death Data

For a death referred to the MLDI system, does the law specify how cause of death information is transmitted to the civil registrar and/or statistics agency?

Yes for transmission of information to statistics agency

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Forensics units of hospitals and local police departments must report cause of death data for unnatural deaths to the District/City Health Office on a monthly basis. The District /City Health Office reports cause of death data quarterly to the Provincial Health Office and Ministry of Health.
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Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 109 of 2019 Regarding Forms and Books Used in Population Administration