Death Registration Information for Funeral Directors and Staff
Record-Correct Process
To correct a record that has been filed within 45 days and before issuance, select Record-Correct from the menu bar. The Search screen opens for entering search criteria to retrieve the record.
Enter two or three pieces of information such as the decedent's first and last name and/or date of death. Enter the date of death in both the From and To fields or enter a date range (e.g. From 03/01/2005 - To 04/07/2005). Click Search to identify a record matching the search criteria.
If the record has not been issued, click on the row to highlight the record being selected from the list. Click the Select button to open the Decedent's Record screen.
Using the Tabs at the top of the screen, click on the page and then tab to the field that needs to be corrected. Delete the incorrect data and enter the correct data for field(s) requiring correction. Tab to the Confirm page after the Notes page and click the Save button. Select Yes to confirm the correction and save the record.
If multiple corrections have been made, but a correction has been determined to be incorrect, a correction may be removed before confirming the correction and saving the record. To remove a correction, click on the row to highlight the correction. The Details box will display the name of the field that is being removed, the Old Value (existing value) and the New Value (corrected value). Click the Remove button to remove the correction before saving the record.
If the correction is correct, click Save. A message will appear to confirm the correction was saved successfully.
Select OK to return to the main menu.