What date goes on a death certificate if a person is put on life support?
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What date goes on a death certificate if a person is put on life support?
Asked on July 28, 2015 under Insurance Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
The date the person actually dies--that is all life, even mechanically assisted (e.g. ventilated) life ceases. The date of going on life support or the date of the injury is not "death"; death is the cessartion of life, not "merely" the cessation of independent or viable life.
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