2010 California Code
Health and Safety Code
Article 2. Responsibility Of Attending Physician

102975.  The physician, if any, in attendance on the delivery of a
fetus shall within 15 hours after the delivery state on the
certificate of fetal death the time of fetal death or delivery, the
direct causes of the fetal death, the conditions, if any, that gave
rise to these causes, and other medical and health section data as
may be required on the certificate, and shall sign the certificate in
attest to these facts.
   The physician shall within 15 hours after the death deposit the
certificate at the place of death, or deliver it to the attending
funeral director at his or her place of business or at the office of
the physician.