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Panel backs requiring electronic death‑certificate filing; committee hears support and implementation concerns
Summary
House Bill 3127 A would require medical certifiers and medical examiners to complete death certificates through the state's electronic reporting system (OVERS). Funeral directors and advocates told the committee the change reduces delays for grieving families; clinicians and the Oregon Medical Association raised usability and staffing concerns.
House Bill 3127 A would require medical certifiers and medical examiners to use the state’s electronic vital‑events reporting system — OVERS — when completing death certificates, removing a paper exception for health facilities that report fewer deaths.
Supporters told the Senate Committee on Health Care that requiring electronic filing shortens the time families wait for certified death certificates. Senator Fred Gerard said his family waited about six weeks for a death certificate in one case and described the…
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