Mississippi · Regulations
Subpart 85: Public Health Statistics
156 sections
156 sections
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.1.2Registration of deaths: A certificate for every death which occurs in this state
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.1.3Removal of dead body: The hospital, nursing home, funeral director, other
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.2.1Certification of death
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.3.1
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.4.1Death in an institution: When death occurs in a hospital or nursing home and is
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.4.2The institution shall obtain the certification of cause of death and forward the
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.4.3If the death affects the public interest (See §41-61-59) the medical examiner shall
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.4.4In those cases where no funeral director is involved, the hospital or the medical
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.4.5Death at place other than an institution
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.4.6Death on a moving conveyance: When death occurs on a moving conveyance
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.4.7Presumptive death: When a death is presumed to have occurred within this state
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.5.1Filing of death certificate
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.6.1A burial-transit permit is required when a dead body is transported into or out of
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.6.2Burial-transit permit
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.6.3Transportation of dead bodies: A dead body or fetus shall be buried, cremated or
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.7.1Mississippi statutes and regulations do not require the use of vaults, caskets or
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.7.2No person knowing or having reason to know that a death may be under the
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.8.1A dead human body which is not claimed for burial or cremation within forty-
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.9.1Funeral homes: On the first day of every month, each person, firm, corporation,
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.9.2Hospitals and nursing homes: On the first day of every month, each institution
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.9.3Medical examiner/Investigator: On the first day of every month, each county
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.10.1Deaths registered after one year of the date of death shall be registered on the
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.10.2In the absence of the attending physician or medical examiner, and the funeral
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.10.3In cases where the death registration is not court ordered, the State Registrar may
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.10.4Upon acceptance of the evidence offered and receipt of the service fee, the State
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.11.1All items in the medical certification or of a medical nature may be amended only
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.11.2Any amendment that is or may be contested by any of the principals i.e.,
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.11.3Other items may be amended on affidavit of the informant and funeral director or
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.11.4Any item, once amended, shall be further amended only upon receipt of an order
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 4.11.5Notwithstanding any of the above, the State Registrar may in his or her discretion,
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.1.1Spontaneous fetal deaths (stillbirths and miscarriages) are subject to statistical
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.1Reporting requirements
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.2Responsibility for reporting spontaneous fetal deaths: If a dead fetus was
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.3If an investigation by a coroner or medical examiner is required, the coroner or
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.4If a dead fetus was delivered outside an institution and is not subject to the
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.5The person responsible for completing the fetal death report shall advise the
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.6If the delivery of a dead fetus occurred on a moving conveyance within the United
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.7The name of the fetus shall be entered in accordance with Rule 5.3.2
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.8In the case of multiple fetuses, a separate report shall be submitted for each fetus
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.2.9Institution reports
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.3.1
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.3.2Paternity
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.3.3Surname of fetus
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 5.4.1
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.1.1Induced terminations are subject to statistical reporting requirements
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.2.1Requirements
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.2.2Institution reports
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.1Reporting requirements
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.2These reports shall be submitted within thirty (30) days of the discharge or death
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.3The report shall not contain the name of the woman, common identifiers such as
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.4Standardized report forms shall be developed and distributed or made available
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.5Each report of medical treatment following abortion shall contain the following
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.6Summarized aggregate data from the reports shall be included in the annual Vital
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.7
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.8Disclosure of the reports or the contents of the reports in a manner or fashion
- 15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 6.3.9Disclosure of confidential identifying information shall constitute a felony which,