{"id":30,"date":"2016-04-21T16:27:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T16:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/medical-examiner\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:39:27","slug":"death-certification-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/medical-examiner\/death-certification-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Certification Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhp.virginia.gov\/Boards\/Medicine\/PractitionerResources\/FAQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Board of Medicine\u2019s Death Certification in Virginia FAQ<\/a> &#8211; Scroll to the bottom of the page to refer to Death Certification Information<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vhost45.sitevision.com\/courses\/Clinicians\/DeathCertificationCourse\/player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VDH Death Certification Training for Virginia Providers<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<em>Compatible with Chrome. 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