VA LRR EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What are the two types of death records in the event the deceased was
an infant/fetus? Answer: 1. Report of Fetal Death
2. Report of Induced Termination of Pregnancy
● There are 10 things that are not allowed in order for a death certificate
to be considered complete--flip this card over and see if you know them
all. Answer: 1. does not supply all information or satisfactorily account
for their omission
2. contains alterations or erasures
3. does not contain original signatures
4. marked "copy" or "duplicate"
5. carbon copy
6. prepared on an improper form
7. contains obviously improper or inconsistent data
8. contains any data relative to the father of a child born out of wedlock
without his written consent, or unless determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction as required by the Code of VA
9. contains an indefinite cause of death denoting only symptoms of
disease or conditions resulting from disease
, 10. not prepared in conformity with regulations or instructions issued by
the Registrar
● If the cause of death is pending from the medical examiner, may the
entry of the cause of death be deferred? Answer: no--the medical
examiner must put "pending," and when an official cause of death is
found, the death certificate may be amended with the official cause
● Who should sign the medical certification for cause of death (natural
and unnatural)? Answer: 1. attending physician, if death occurred
naturally, or the OCME if unnatural or suspicious
2. if the attending physician is unable to determine cause of death, dead
or incapacitated with no associate physician, or if it falls under OCME
jurisdiction, attending Dr. should report the case to the OCME
● An associate physician who relieves the attending physician while
they are on vacation or otherwise away may sign the death certificate,
given that:
1.
2.
3. Answer: 1. the associate physician views the deceased at or after
death
2. the death is due to natural causes
3. the associate physician has access to the case's medical history
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● What are the two types of death records in the event the deceased was
an infant/fetus? Answer: 1. Report of Fetal Death
2. Report of Induced Termination of Pregnancy
● There are 10 things that are not allowed in order for a death certificate
to be considered complete--flip this card over and see if you know them
all. Answer: 1. does not supply all information or satisfactorily account
for their omission
2. contains alterations or erasures
3. does not contain original signatures
4. marked "copy" or "duplicate"
5. carbon copy
6. prepared on an improper form
7. contains obviously improper or inconsistent data
8. contains any data relative to the father of a child born out of wedlock
without his written consent, or unless determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction as required by the Code of VA
9. contains an indefinite cause of death denoting only symptoms of
disease or conditions resulting from disease
, 10. not prepared in conformity with regulations or instructions issued by
the Registrar
● If the cause of death is pending from the medical examiner, may the
entry of the cause of death be deferred? Answer: no--the medical
examiner must put "pending," and when an official cause of death is
found, the death certificate may be amended with the official cause
● Who should sign the medical certification for cause of death (natural
and unnatural)? Answer: 1. attending physician, if death occurred
naturally, or the OCME if unnatural or suspicious
2. if the attending physician is unable to determine cause of death, dead
or incapacitated with no associate physician, or if it falls under OCME
jurisdiction, attending Dr. should report the case to the OCME
● An associate physician who relieves the attending physician while
they are on vacation or otherwise away may sign the death certificate,
given that:
1.
2.
3. Answer: 1. the associate physician views the deceased at or after
death
2. the death is due to natural causes
3. the associate physician has access to the case's medical history
