Model State Vital Statistics Act 2011
Definition
The US federal model legislation that standardises the death certificate format (including the manner-of-death field) and the registration chain from Medical Examiner to state vital statistics office to CDC NVSS.
- Jurisdiction
- United States, state-level model legislation
- Year
- 2011
- Standardises
- Death certificate format including manner-of-death field
- Registration chain
- Medical Examiner, state vital statistics office, CDC NVSS
Common questions
Why does a model act rather than a single federal law govern death certification in the US?+
Vital records registration is a state function under US federalism, so a model act gives states a template to adopt or adapt into their own statutes rather than imposing one uniform federal standard.
How does this Act connect local death certification to national mortality statistics?+
It defines the reporting chain from the certifying Medical Examiner through the state vital statistics office up to the CDC's National Vital Statistics System, which is the source for national cause-of-death and manner-of-death data.
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