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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2847, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 371, §2, is amended to read:
§ 2847.Electronic death registration system
Beginning July 1, 2012, a certificate of death required to be filed by anyA person authorized underto complete or file a certificate of death pursuant to section 2842 pursuant to this chapter may be filed usingshall use the electronic death registration system maintained by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. This section does not apply to an authorized person under section 2846. The State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2018.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment clarifies that a person authorized to complete or file a certificate of death, except for a certificate filed by a family member or domestic partner of the deceased, must use the electronic death registration system maintained by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. This amendment also adds an effective date.
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