Death Registration

Death Registration All CMEs, DMEs, CMEIs, and DMEIs shall use the Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) for all deaths and adhere to the following guidelines: 1. The CME/DME/CMEI/DMEI shall certify all reported deaths in accordance with statutory guidelines (see Miss. Code Ann. § 41-61-63). 2. Pursuant to the implementation of the EDRS, the State Medical Examiner will certify Cause of Death and Manner of Death for all cases referred to the SMEO for postmortem examination. “Pending” cases will be amended by the SME or his or her designee. 3. The mechanism for this referral in the EDRS will be determined by the Office of Vital Records.