Scheduled to expire on April 4, the rules at N.J.A.C. 8:2A, Death Records, were readopted by the Department of Health. During the readoption process, the Commissioner of Health determined that more time was needed to evaluate potential rule changes.
The following items have been readopted:
- Subchapter 1 provides the application and scope of the rules and establishes definitions of terms.
- Subchapter 2 establishes the requirements for obtaining certified and certification copies of death records, as well as the fees for the certified and certification copies.
- Subchapter 3 establishes the New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System (NJ-EDRS) and specifies the requirements for participation in and access to the NJ-EDRS, the process for submitting death records through the NJ-EDRS, and the bases for suspending authority to participate in the NJ-EDRS.
- Subchapter 3 also establishes the process for certifying the particulars contained in a death certificate, the process for a professional nurse to determine and pronounce a death, and the fee for recording a death.
- Subchapter 4 establishes the Certified Municipal Registrar (CMR) training course and the CMR certification and certification renewal processes.
The Department of Health is developing rulemaking to revise and update existing N.J.A.C. 8:2A and anticipates filing it with the Office of Administrative Law. However, this rulemaking could not be proposed prior to N.J.A.C. 8:2A’s expiration.
The Commissioner determined that, pending the finalization of the current anticipated rulemaking, the existing chapter remains responsive as amended and supplemented over time and should be readopted.
Contact: Erin Knoedler, Legislative Analyst, eknoedler@njlm.org, 609-695-3841 x116.