Skip to main content
THIS SITE
PREVIOUS SECTION Go back to sections Go back to the chapter Go back to the N.J. Statutes homepage NEXT SECTION


New Jersey Statutes, Title: 26, HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS

    Chapter 6:

      Section: 26:6-8.6: Professionals certifying death to provide testing, related actions necessary for survivors to claim certain benefits.

          1. The attending, covering, or resident physician, the attending advanced practice nurse, or the county medical examiner who provides the death and last sickness particulars for a death certification shall provide or offer to provide any examination, screening, test, report, or certification as shall be necessary for a survivor of the deceased person to prosecute a claim for State or federal benefits arising from the deceased person's death. The examination, screening, test, report, or certification shall be provided upon request by a survivor.


L.2017, c.300, s.1.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2018-02-08 13:31:26.






Older versions of 26:6-8.6 (if available):



Court decisions that cite this statute: CLICK HERE.