Legal analysis: should be completed within 24 hours of the patient's death. For death cases, discussion should be organized within 1 week in general; special cases (cases with medical disputes) should be discussed within 24 hours; for autopsy cases, discussion should be held within 1 week after the issuance of the pathology report. The discussion of death cases is presided over by the head of the department, with the participation of the medical and nursing staff of this department and related personnel, and the medical department is invited to send someone to attend if necessary.
Legal basis: "Regulations on the Administration of Medical Institutions"
Article 31 Medical institutions shall immediately rescue critically ill patients. Limited to equipment or technical conditions can not diagnose and treat the patient, shall be promptly referred.
Article 32 Without a physician (doctor) to personally diagnose the patient, the medical institution shall not issue a diagnosis of disease, health certificate or death certificate documents; without a physician (doctor), midwife personally delivery, the medical institution shall not issue birth certificates or stillbirth report.