Help Topics for Medical Certifiers

For guidance on how to perform specific functions in DAVE please see the following videos:

Quick Start Guide for Medical Certifiers
Training Exercises for Medical Facility Users
Video Walk-Through for Medical Users

Medical Certifier: Queues

Medical Certifier: Certify a Case

Medical Certifier: Create & Submit an Amendment

Death Start/Edit a New Case

Locate or Search for a Case

Request Medical Certification

Request Funeral Home

Add Attachments

Relinquish a Case

See the following links for rules and detailed instructions on completing a death certificate:

Centers for Disease Control instructions for Writing Cause of Death Statements.

Physicians' Handbook on Medical Certification of Death

Instructions for Completing the Cause-of-Death Section of the Death Certificate

Possible Solutions to Common Problems in Death Certification

National Association of Medical Examiners' Cause of Death Information

For Health Care Facilities, Physicians, and Medical Examiners/Coroners

If you are interested in obtaining continuing education (CE) credits. This online training course through the CDC is accredited. Please follow this link for Improving Cause of Death Reporting.

If you need assistance, please call the WV DAVE Help Desk at 866-225-2085, 8:00 AM ET to 5:00 PM ET Monday – Friday excluding state holidays.

For more information on the WV DAVE system, email wvdave@wv.gov.