| Sec. 1. Electronic death certificate filing system. Resolved: That the |
| Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health shall convene an |
| advisory committee to develop a plan for establishing and funding |
| an electronic death certificate filing system in the State. The |
| bureau shall invite representatives of the following |
| organizations to participate in the advisory committee: each of |
| the 2 statewide associations of funeral directors, a statewide |
| association of allopathic physicians, a statewide association of |
| osteopathic physicians, a statewide association of municipal |
| clerks and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The advisory |
| committee shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health |
| and Human Services by January 15, 2004 regarding the development |
| of a plan for establishing and funding an electronic death |
| certificate filing system. The bureau shall provide staffing |
| services to support the work of the advisory committee. |
