(1) All deaths except for fetal deaths filed pursuant to Florida Statutes § 382.008, shall be registered electronically on the department’s electronic death registration system or by means specified by the state registrar. A Florida Certificate of Death, DH Form 512 (04/16), hereby incorporated by reference and available from the Florida Department of Health, State Office of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Florida 32231-0042, and at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07194, shall be used until an electronic death registration system is implemented.
    (2) All fetal deaths occurring in this state shall be filed on a Florida Certificate of Fetal Death, DH Form 428 (04/16), hereby incorporated by reference and available from https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07179, or the Florida Department of Health, State Office of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Florida 32231-0042.
    (3) A death certificate is prima facie proof of the fact, place, date, and time of death and identity of the decedent. A physician’s signature and statement as to the cause of death does not constitute prima facie proof of the cause of death.
Rulemaking Authority 382.003(10), 382.008 FS. Law Implemented 382.003(7), (10), (11), 382.008, 382.0135, 382.025 FS. History-New 2-29-04, Amended 10-19-04, 11-17-05, 5-13-08, 7-28-09, 7-31-16.