THE FIVE R'S OF DEATH DOCUMENTATION: Rules, Requirements, and Resources for Recording and Registering Minnesota Deaths
3 CEUs in Regulation and Ethics available for Funeral Directors

The Office of Vital Records is offering an opportunity for professional development with a new class that focuses on death registration. Funeral directors,  morticians, and their staff can earn 3 hours of continuing education in Regulation and Ethics. This class provides an overview of death registration  and tips to maximize use of the MR&C system through lecture, MR&C hands-on, and discussion. No cost to attend.

Instructors include subject-matter experts from the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. Field services staff will present material created and compiled from Minnesota vital records laws, policies, procedures, and an opportunity to apply all of the information through case studies and lessons that require use of the vital records electronic system training environment. Field Services staff are experienced professionals who assure that the registration, record management, and certification of death events activities required for legal and public health purposes are conducted efficiently and effectively within the State of Minnesota.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the process and requirements for successfully completing a death record, including fact and cause of death in the electronic vital records system (MR&C).
2. Recognize the critical role funeral directors and morticians play and their unique responsibilities in correctly recording death events and shepherding death records to completion.
3. Illustrate the importance of accurate demographic/legal information and clear and descriptive health information and the impact on meaningful data for use by public health professionals.
4. Gain knowledge of the Minnesota vital records system and how to maximize the MR&C system for efficient and effective customer service.
5. List at least three resources for information that will help in registering deaths for routine circumstances and when unusual or unexpected situations occur.

This class is offered November 17, 2015 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota, 535 Diehl Hall, 505 Essex Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455. 

Diehl Hall is located adjacent to the University of Minnesota Medical Center on the East Bank Campus (http://campusmaps.umn.edu/diehl-hall). The following parking ramps would be the closest to the training location:

• Washington Avenue Ramp (http://www1.umn.edu/pts/park/facilities/washave.html)
• Oak Street Ramp (http://www1.umn.edu/pts/park/facilities/oakstreet.html)
• Hospital Ramp (http://www.uofmmedicalcenter.org/Patients/S_042104)

To register, please send an email with the CLASS in the subject line to:
health.MRCAdmin@state.mn.us or call 651-201-5993 or 1-888-692-2733