DEATH CERT SURCHARGE FUND

Amends the Vital Records Act. Removes language denoting allocations to local county coroners and medical examiners or specified officials from the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund as grants. Provides that officials receiving distributions from the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund must submit letters of verification to the Department of Public Health indicating that funds received from the Fund were used as prescribed. Provides that officials failing to provide a letter of verification will be ineligible to receive distributions from the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund for the following 3 years unless a suitable letter of verification is submitted. Effective immediately.