AB 583: Death certificates.

This bill would amend the health and safety code to expand the application of existing laws related to death certificates and fetal deaths. It would allow a nurse practitioner to complete and attest to the medical and health section data and the time of death on a death certificate, starting July 1, 2026. The bill would also add a nurse practitioner to the group of individuals required to notify the coroner when they have knowledge of a death under certain circumstances. Additionally, it would allow nurse practitioners to prepare and deposit or deliver a certificate of fetal death, starting July 1, 2026. The bill would also permit nurse practitioners to file a declaration to amend a record of death, fetal death, or live birth, starting July 1, 2026.