Section R. 325.3210 - Filing of certificates of death with incomplete informationRule 10.
(1) If all the information necessary to complete a certificate of death is not available within the time prescribed for filing of the certificate, the funeral director shall file the certificate completed with all information that is available. In all cases, the medical certification shall be signed by the person responsible for the certification. If the cause of death is not known or not yet determined, the cause of death shall be shown as "pending."(2) A local registrar shall accept a certificate of death showing the cause of death as "pending" only if signed by a county medical examiner or a deputy medical examiner licensed to practice medicine in this state.(3) A supplemental report providing the information missing from the original certificate shall be filed by the person responsible for obtaining the missing information with the state registrar as soon as possible, but in all cases within 60 days of the date the death occurred.(4) If the supplemental report is filed before the certificate is registered, the missing information shall be added to the certificate. Otherwise the certificate shall be replaced.(5) Supplemental reports filed more than 60 days after the date of death shall be considered an application to amend the record.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.3210