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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="4-203" title_number="4" title_name="Statistics and Records" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Vital Statistics and Records">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary is charged with administering efficiently and uniformly this subtitle throughout this State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Establish appropriate methods and the necessary forms for accurate registration of vital records;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>On or before January 1, 2015, establish a process by which death certificates can be filed electronically; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Educate physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners regarding the process by which death certificates can be filed electronically.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The forms shall provide for the information that the Secretary needs for proper registration and use of these vital records.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
