HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new
language added for clarity. It is based on §
4-213 of this subtitle, which provides for fetal
death certificates.

Subsections (b) through (h) of this section
formerly appeared as Article 43, § 20.

In subsections (c) and (f) of this section, the
defined term "medical examiner" is substituted
for "deputy medical examiner", to include the
examiners in the office of the Chief Medical
Examiner and to conform to the other references
in this section.

In subsection (d)(1) of this section, the
reference to the medical examiner "taking charge
of a body" is substituted for the reference to
"receipt of a corpse", for clarity and conformity
to similar provisions elsewhere in this article.

Also in subsection (d)(1) of this section, the
reference to "'investigation pending'" is
substituted for "'inquest pending'", to reflect
that a medical examiner cannot call an inquest.
See the General Revisor's Note to Title 5,
Subtitle 3 of this article.

In subsection (f) of this section, the reference
to filing "after the body is removed from the
carrier" is substituted for the imprecise
standard "following the arrival of the carrier in
Baltimore City or in the respective counties."

The only other changes are in style.

As to other deaths a medical examiner is required
to investigate, see § 5-309 of this article.

Defined terms: "Body" § 4-201
"Fetal death" § 4-201 "Mortician" § 4-201
"File" § 4-201 "Person" § 1-101
"Includes"/"including" § 1-101 "Physician" 1-101
"Medical examiner" § 1-101 "Secretary" § 1-101

4-213. FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATES.

(A) FILING REQUIRED.

WITHIN IF A FETAL DEATH OCCURS AFTER A GESTATION PERIOD
OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE, THEN WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER DELIVERY, A
CERTIFICATE OF FETAL DEATH SHALL BE FILED BY:

(1) THE MORTICIAN WHO FIRST TAKES CUSTODY OF A
FETUS; OR