DHEC death certificate delays continue in SC, leaving families waiting weeks
DHEC death certificate delays continue in SC, leaving families waiting weeks By Caroline Coleburn | January 27, 2021 at 8:38 PM EST - Updated January 28 at 7:17 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Losing a loved one is already a nightmare. For some South Carolina families, that grieving process has been prolonged as they have had to wait weeks to hold a burial.
That’s because of a death certificate delay, caused by the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s new system for filing death certificates.
DHEC moved to Genesis Systems on January 11 because the old one used Adobe Flash, which was set to expire on Jan. 12. Since then, the system has experienced glitches, leaving some families in limbo.