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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 60 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS - PARAMEDICS - USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (§§ 41-60-1 — 41-60-35) › USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR IN CASES OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH (§§ 41-60-31 — 41-60-35) › Section 41-60-34 - Automated External Defibrillators in Public and Charter Schools Grant Program created

(1)
There is hereby established the Automated External Defibrillators in Public and Charter Schools Grant Program, which shall be administered by the Department of Health for the purpose of providing funds to entities to supply AEDs in public and charter schools.
(2)
For purposes of this section, "AED" shall mean an automated external defibrillator as defined in Section
41-60-31
.
(3)
The Department of Health shall administer the program with the intent to ensure the health and safety of individuals in public and charter schools. The Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations to accomplish the purpose of the program. The Department of Health shall establish criteria for applicants applying on behalf of a school district or charter school.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 455, SB 2750,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 60 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS - PARAMEDICS - USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (§§ 41-60-1 — 41-60-35) › USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR IN CASES OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH (§§ 41-60-31 — 41-60-35) › Section 41-60-35 - Individual authorized to use automated external defibrillator not limited from practicing other authorized health occupations

An individual may use an AED if all of the requirements of Section
41-60-33
are met. However, nothing in Sections
41-60-31
through
41-60-35
shall limit the right of an individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is otherwise authorized to practice under the laws of Mississippi.
Laws, 1999, ch. 489, § 3, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINERS ACT OF 1974 [Repealed] (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-23) › Section 41-61-1 - through 41-61-21 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 44, eff. 7/1/1986.
§ 41-61-1.[Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 1] § 41-61-3. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 2; Laws, 1976, ch. 437; Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 343, § 3] § 41-61-5. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 3; Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 3] § 41-61-7. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 4; Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 4; Laws, 1984, ch. 343, § 4; Laws, 1984, ch. 495, § 19; Laws, 1985, ch. 474, § 50; Laws, 1986, ch. 438, § 29] § 41-61-9. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 5] § 41-61-11. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 6; Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 5] § 41-61-13. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 7; Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 6] § 41-61-15. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 8; Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 7] § 41-61-17. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 9] § 41-61-19. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 10; Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 8; Laws, 1984, ch. 343, § 5] § 41-61-21. [Laws, 1974, ch. 398, § 11; Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 9]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINERS ACT OF 1974 [Repealed] (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-23) › Section 41-61-23 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1984, ch 343, § 6, eff. 7/1/1984.
Laws, 1981, ch. 508, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-51 - Short title

Sections
41-61-51
through
41-61-79
shall be known and cited as Mississippi Medical Examiner Act of 1986.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 6, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-53 - Definitions

For the purposes of Sections
41-61-51
through
41-61-79
, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)
"Certification of death" means signing the death certificate.
(b)
"Coroner" means the elected county official provided for in Sections
19-21-101
through
19-21-107
.
(c)
"County medical examiner investigator" means a nonphysician coroner or deputy coroner trained to investigate and certify deaths affecting the public interest.
(d)
"County medical examiner" means a licensed physician who is a coroner or deputy coroner trained to investigate and certify deaths affecting the public interest.
(e)
"Death affecting the public interest" means any death of a human being where the circumstances are sudden, unexpected, violent, suspicious or unattended.
(f)
"Medical examiner" means the medical examiner system which is composed of the State Medical Examiner, county medical examiners and county medical examiner investigators collectively, and is a jurisdictional identifier, not a title, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(g)
"Medical examiner investigator" means a nonphysician appointed, trained and supervised by the State Medical Examiner to investigate and assist with the certification of deaths affecting the public interest.
(h)
"Pronouncement of death" means the statement of opinion that life has ceased for an individual.
(I)
"State Medical Examiner" means the person appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to Section
41-61-55
to investigate and certify deaths that affect the public interest.
(j)
"Autopsy" means a postmortem examination.
(k)
"Postmortem examination" means an examination of a dead human body that may include the least invasive to most invasive methods based on the expertise and judgment of the pathologist handling the case.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 7; Laws, 2011, ch. 499, § 2, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 403, HB 974,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 310, SB 2161,§ 1, eff. 3/14/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-55 - [State Medical Examiner; appointment; discharge; qualifications]

(1)
There is hereby created the position of State Medical Examiner, under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Safety and within the Office of Forensic Laboratories. The State Medical Examiner shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety subject to review by the dean of the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine and the State Health Officer. The State Medical Examiner may be discharged only for good cause by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
(2)
The State Medical Examiner must obtain a license to practice medicine in Mississippi and be certified in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology. The State Medical Examiner may also be designated as the Chief Medical Examiner.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 8; Laws, 2011, ch. 499, § 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 463, SB 2179,§ 5, eff. 4/30/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 403, HB 974,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 312, HB 913,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 310, SB 2161,§ 2, eff. 3/14/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-60 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1998, § 3, eff. 10/1/1998.
Laws, 1993, ch. 550, § 9, eff. 5/27/1993
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-61 - County medical examiner to be notified of death; disturbing body at scene of death; notification to State Medical Examiner; penalty for violations; transporting body to autopsy facility

(1)
Upon the death of any person where that death affects the public interest, the medical examiner of the county in which the body of the deceased is found or, if death occurs in a moving conveyance, where the conveyance stops and death is pronounced, shall be notified promptly by any person having knowledge or suspicion of such a death, as provided in subsection (1) of Section
41-61-59
. The medical examiner shall then notify the State Medical Examiner, in accordance with Section
41-61-63(2)(a)
. No person shall disturb the body at the scene of such a death until authorized by the medical examiner, unless the medical examiner is unavailable and it is determined by an appropriate law enforcement officer that the presence of the body at the scene would risk the integrity of the body or provide a hazard to the safety of others. For the limited purposes of this section, expression of an opinion that death has occurred may be made by a nurse, an emergency medical technician, or any other competent person, in the absence of a physician.
(2)
The discovery of anatomical material suspected of being part of the human body shall be promptly reported either (a) to the medical examiner of the county in which the material is found, who shall report the discovery to the State Medical Examiner, or (b) to the State Medical Examiner.
(3)
A person who willfully moves, distributes or conceals a body or body part in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months in the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(4)
Upon oral or written authorization of the medical examiner, if an autopsy is to be performed, the body shall be transported directly to an autopsy facility in a suitable secure conveyance, and the expenses of transportation shall be paid by the county for which the service is provided. The county may contract with individuals or make available a vehicle to the medical examiner or law enforcement personnel for transportation of bodies.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 11; Laws, 2011, ch. 499, § 4, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-67 - Disinterment; costs; petition for order of exhumation

(1)
In any case of death where the body is or has been buried without investigation by a medical examiner as to the cause and manner of death, or where sufficient cause develops for further investigation after a body has been buried as determined by a medical examiner, the State Medical Examiner shall authorize an investigation and send a report of the investigation with recommendations to the appropriate district attorney. The district attorney may forward the report to the circuit court having jurisdiction of the matter and petition the court for disinterment. The circuit judge may order that the body be exhumed and that an autopsy be performed by the State Medical Examiner. A report of the autopsy and other pathological studies shall be delivered to the judge. However, in cases of suspected homicide, the State Medical Examiner shall be able to authorize disinterment for the purposes of autopsy. The cost of the exhumation, autopsy, transportation and disposition of the body shall be paid by the county for which the service is provided.
(2)
Any person may petition the circuit court for an order of exhumation. Upon a showing of sufficient cause, the court may order the body exhumed. The cost incurred shall be assigned to the petitioner.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 14, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-69 - Disposition of body without permission of medical examiner; penalties; disposal of body at sea

(1)
No person knowing or having reason to know that a death may be under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner shall embalm, bury or cremate the body without the permission of the medical examiner. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months in the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
A dead body shall not be cremated or buried at sea unless a medical examiner certifies that he has been informed of or inquired into the cause and the manner of death and has the opinion that no further examination is necessary. This subsection shall not apply to deaths occurring less than twenty-four (24) hours after birth or to death of patient resulting only from natural disease and occurring in a licensed hospital unless the death falls within the jurisdiction of the medical examiner. The State Medical Examiner shall be authorized to adopt rules creating additional exceptions to this subsection. For making this certification, the medical examiner or his deputy shall be entitled to charge a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), to be paid by the applicant, unless such medical examiner or his deputy has filed a written report of such death as provided in Section
41-61-73
, Mississippi Code of 1972, and received a fee therefor paid by the county.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 15; Laws, 1990, ch. 453, § 3; Laws, 1993, ch. 411, § 2, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-71 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2005, ch. 472, § 6, eff. 7/1/2005.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 16, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-73 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 141, eff. 7/1/1991.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 17; 1990, ch. 453, § 4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 61 - STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER (§§ 41-61-1 — 41-61-79) › MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986 (§§ 41-61-51 — 41-61-79) › Section 41-61-79 - Radio system; pager/beeper; morgue or morgue facility; photographic equipment; vehicle; costs

(1)
The county medical examiner, county medical examiner investigator or deputies thereof may be furnished by the board of supervisors of the county:
(a)
A two-way radio for countywide communication, using similar frequencies to those used by the sheriff. The responsibility for the installation, maintenance and removal of such equipment may be vested in the sheriff by the board of supervisors.
(b)
A pager/beeper which can be employed countywide.
(c)
A morgue or morgue facilities with proper examination equipment as directed by the State Medical Examiner. The facility may be at a hospital, funeral home or other suitable location. The county may contract with an individual or establishment to provide these facilities.
(d)
A camera suitable for crime-scene or death-scene photography, plus film and processing.
(e)
Body bags and cloth sheets, as needed.
(2)
The county medical examiner or county medical examiner investigator may be furnished by the board of supervisors of the county with:
(a)
A vehicle.
(b)
Any other equipment, facilities or personnel deemed necessary by the medical examiners and by the board of supervisors of that county.
(3)
The vehicle used by a medical examiner in the performance of his duties shall be considered to be an emergency vehicle and may be equipped with standard emergency flashing lights, siren and a two-way radio for countywide communication, using similar frequencies to those used by the County Emergency Communications District.
(4)
The costs of any equipment or facilities purchased and the compensation of any persons employed under the authority of this section shall be paid from the general county fund or any other funds which may be made available to the board of supervisors for such purchases or employment of personnel.
Laws, 1986, ch. 459, § 20; Laws, 1990, ch. 453, § 6; Laws, 2009, ch. 432, § 1, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-1 - Definitions

(1)
The terms "medical or dental review committee" or "committee," when used in this chapter, shall mean a committee of a state or local professional medical, nursing, pharmacy or dental society or a licensed hospital, nursing home or other health-care facility, or of a medical, nursing, pharmacy or dental staff or a licensed hospital, nursing home or other health-care facility or of a medical care foundation or health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, individual practice association, any ambulance service or other prehospital emergency response agency, or any trauma improvement committee established at a licensed hospital designated as a trauma care facility by the Mississippi State Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services program, or any regional or state committee designated by the Mississippi State Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services program, and which participates in the trauma care system, or similar entity, the function of which, or one (1) of the functions of which, is to evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered by providers of health-care service, to evaluate the competence or practice of physicians or other health-care practitioners, or to determine that health-care services rendered were professionally indicated or were performed in compliance with the applicable standard of care or that the cost of health care rendered was considered reasonable by the providers of professional health-care services in the area and includes a committee functioning as a utilization review committee, a utilization or quality control peer review organization, or a similar committee or a committee of similar purpose, and the governing body of any licensed hospital while considering a recommendation or decision concerning a physician's competence, conduct, staff membership or clinical privileges.
(2)
The term "proceedings" means all reviews, meetings, conversations, and communications of any medical or dental review committee.
(3)
The term "records" shall mean any and all committee minutes, transcripts, applications, correspondence, incident reports, and other documents created, received or reviewed by or for any medical or dental review committee.
Laws, 1977, ch. 346, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 464, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 524, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 429, § 6; Laws, 2006, ch. 394, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-3 - Authority to establish medical or dental review committees; purposes of committees; certain medical and dental information may be furnished for evaluation and improvement of quality and efficiency of medical or dental care

(1)
Any hospital, medical staff, state or local professional medical, pharmacy or dental society, nursing home, health maintenance organization, medical care foundation, preferred provider organization or other health-care facility is authorized to establish medical or dental review committees one of the purposes of which may be to evaluate or review the diagnosis or treatment or the performance or rendition of medical or hospital services, to evaluate or improve the quality of health care rendered by providers of health-care service, to determine that health-care services rendered were professionally indicated or were performed in compliance with the applicable standard of care or that the cost of health care rendered was considered reasonable under the circumstances.
(2)
Any person, professional group, hospital, sanatorium, extended care facility, skilled nursing home, intermediate care facility or other health-care facility or organization may provide medical or dental information, reports or other data relating to the condition and treatment of any person to the Mississippi Hospital Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association, Mississippi Dental Association, Mississippi State Pharmaceutical Association, Division of Medicaid, any allied medical or dental organization or any duly authorized medical or dental review committee, to be used in the evaluation and improvement of the quality and efficiency of medical or dental care provided in such medical, dental or health-care facility, including care rendered at the private office of a physician or dentist. Such data and records shall not divulge the identity of any patient.
Laws, 1977, ch. 346, § 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 464, § 2; Laws, 1994, ch. 524, § 2; Laws, 2002, ch. 438, § 2, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-5 - Immunity from liability of furnishers of medical or dental information and of members of review committees for action taken

No physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurse, hospital, organization or institution furnishing information, data, reports or records under Section
41-63-3
or
41-63-4
shall, by reason of furnishing such information be liable in damages to any person. No hospital, hospital governing body, medical or dental review committee, or member of such a committee or governing body, or employee thereof, shall be liable in damages to any person for any action taken or recommendation made within the scope of the functions of any medical or dental review committee if such committee or committee member acts without malice and in the reasonable belief that such action or recommendation is warranted by the facts known to him at the time of such action or recommendation.
Laws, 1977, ch. 346, § 3; Laws, 1984, ch. 464, § 3; Laws, 1994, ch. 524, § 3; Laws, 2002, ch. 438, § 3, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-7 - Confidentiality of names of patients studied

The identity of any person whose condition or treatment has been studied shall be confidential and shall not be revealed under any circumstances. Any person who reveals the identity of such person in violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to confinement in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year and fined a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Laws, 1977, ch. 346, § 4, eff. 3/14/1977.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-9 - Discoverability and admissibility into evidence of proceedings and records of review committees

(1)
Notwithstanding any conflicting statute, court rule or other law, in order to encourage medical and dental review activity, the proceedings and records of any medical or dental review committee shall be confidential and shall not be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action arising out of the matters which are the subject of evaluation and review by such committee. No person who was in attendance at a meeting of such committee shall be permitted or required to testify in any civil action regarding any evidence or other matters produced or presented during the proceedings of the committee or as to any findings, recommendations, evaluations, opinions or other actions of the committee or its members. However, information, documents or records otherwise discoverable or admissible from original sources are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any civil action merely because they were presented during the proceedings of such committee, nor should any person who testifies before such committee or who is a member of such committee be prevented from testifying as to other matters within his knowledge. Provided, however, a witness shall not be questioned concerning his participation on or testimony before such committee or opinions formed by him as a result of such committee hearings or proceedings.
(2)
The provisions of subsection (1) of this section which limit the discovery of medical or dental review committee records and proceedings shall not apply in any legal action brought by a medical or dental review committee to restrict or revoke a physician's license to practice medicine or hospital staff privileges, or in any legal action brought by an aggrieved physician against any member of the committee or the legal entity which formed such committee for actions alleged to have been malicious.
(3)
The provisions of this statute, including the confidentiality provided in this subsection, shall be deemed part of the substantive law of this state enacted for the expressed legislative purpose of promoting quality patient care through medical and dental peer review activities.
Laws, 1977, ch. 346, § 5; Laws, 1984, ch. 464, § 4; Laws, 1994, ch. 524, § 4, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-21 - Accreditation and quality assurance materials of health-care organizations; definition; confidentiality of materials generally

The term "accreditation and quality assurance materials" as used in Sections
41-63-21
through
41-63-29
means and shall include written reports, records, correspondence and materials concerning the accreditation or quality assurance of any hospital, nursing home or other health-care facility and any medical care foundation, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, individual practice association or similar entity or any ambulance service or other prehospital emergency response agency. However, the term does not include reports, records, correspondence and materials concerning accreditation or quality assurance that are prepared by the State Department of Health. The confidentiality established by Sections
41-63-21
through
41-63-29
shall apply to accreditation and quality assurance materials prepared by an employee, advisor or consultant of any hospital, nursing home or other health-care facility and any medical care foundation, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, individual practice association or similar entity or any ambulance service or other prehospital emergency response agency and to materials provided by an employee, advisor or consultant of an accreditation, quality assurance or similar agency or similar body and to any individual who is an employee, advisor or consultant of a hospital, nursing home or other health-care facility and any medical care foundation, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, individual practice association or similar entity or any ambulance service or other prehospital emergency response agency, or accrediting, quality assurance or similar agency or body.
Laws, 1995, ch. 467, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 394, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-23 - Accreditation and quality assurance materials of health-care organizations; discovery or introduction into evidence in civil actions; admissibility of testimony relating to preparation, evaluation or review of materials; admissibility of documents from original sources

Accreditation and quality assurance materials, as defined in Sections
41-63-21
through
41-63-29
, shall be held in confidence and shall not be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action against the health-care professional or institution. No person involved in preparation, evaluation or review of accreditation or quality assurance materials shall be permitted or required to testify in any civil action as to any evidence or other matters produced or presented during the course of preparation, evaluation or review of such materials or as to any finding, recommendation, evaluation, opinion, or other action of such accreditation or quality assurance or other person involved therein. Information, documents or records otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as being unavailable for discovery or for use in any civil action merely because they were presented or used in preparation of accreditation or quality assurance materials, nor should any person involved in preparation, evaluation or review of such materials be prohibited from testifying as to matters within his knowledge, but the witness testifying should not be asked about any opinions or data given by him in preparation, evaluation or review of accreditation or quality assurance materials.
Laws, 1995, ch. 467, § 2, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-25 - Accreditation and quality assurance materials of health-care organizations; use of materials in proceedings relating to restriction or revocation of physician's license

The provisions of Section
41-63-23
shall not apply in any legal action brought by a hospital or other health-care entity to restrict or revoke a physician's license to practice medicine or hospital staff privileges, or in any legal action brought by an aggrieved physician against any hospital, health-care entity, or person acting on behalf of any such entity for actions alleged to have been malicious.
Laws, 1995, ch. 467, § 3, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-27 - Construction of Sections 41-63-21 through 41-63-29 with Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence

It is not the intent of Sections
41-63-21
through
41-63-29
to amend, alter or modify the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence as promulgated by the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Laws, 1995, ch. 467, § 4, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 63 - EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDERS (§§ 41-63-1 — 41-63-29) › Section 41-63-29 - Effect and purpose of Sections 41-63-21 through 41-63-29

The provisions of Sections
41-63-21
through
41-63-29
, including the confidentiality provided in Sections
41-63-21
through
41-63-29
shall be deemed part of the substantive law of this state enacted for the express legislative purpose of promoting quality patient care through accreditation and quality assurance functions.
Laws, 1995, ch. 467, § 5, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-1 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2028] Short title; legislative purpose, findings and intent

(1)
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law."
(2)
It is the purpose of the Legislature through this chapter to protect human health and the environment while providing for reasonable use of individual on-site wastewater disposal systems. The Legislature finds that continued installation and operation of individual on-site wastewater disposal systems in a faulty or improper manner, in a manner that lacks essential maintenance for the system, or in areas where unsuitable soil and population density adversely affect the efficiency and functioning of these systems, has a detrimental effect on the public health and welfare and the environment through contamination of land, groundwater and surface waters. The Legislature, therefore, expresses a general preference for the installation and operation of centralized wastewater treatment systems in Mississippi, where feasible. The Legislature recognizes, however, that individual on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems help meet the needs of the state's citizens, especially in rural locations, and can be rendered ecologically safe and protective of the public health if the systems are designed, installed, constructed, maintained and operated properly. It is the intent of the Legislature to allow the continued installation, use and maintenance of individual on-site wastewater disposal systems in a manner that will not jeopardize public health and welfare or the environment.
Laws, 1996, ch. 516, 1; reenacted without change,Laws, 2001, ch. 578; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, 1; reenacted without change,Laws, 2003, ch. 525, 1; reenacted without change,Laws, 2005, ch. 545, 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 391, 1; reenacted and amended,Laws, 2008, ch. 563, 1; reenacted without change,Laws, 2011, ch. 544, 1, eff. 4/26/2011.
Reenacted by Laws, 2023, ch. 401, HB 522,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Repealed by the terms of §
41-67-31
, as amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 25, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-5 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2028] Filing notice of intent for installation of an individual on-site wastewater disposal system; prior written approval of sewage treatment and disposal system required before connecting water utilities

(1)
No owner, lessee or developer shall construct or place any mobile, modular or permanently constructed residence, building or facility, which may require the installation of an individual on-site wastewater disposal system, without having first submitted a notice of intent to the department. Upon receipt of a notice of intent, the department shall provide the owner, lessee or developer with complete information on individual on-site wastewater disposal systems, including, but not limited to, applicable rules and regulations regarding the design, installation, operation and maintenance of individual on-site wastewater disposal systems and known requirements of lending institutions for approval of the systems.
(2)
No public utility supplying water shall make connection to any dwelling, house, mobile home or residence without the prior written approval of the department certifying that the plan for the sewage treatment and disposal system at the location of the property complies with this chapter. Connections of water utilities may be made during construction if the department has approved a plan for a sewage treatment and disposal system and the owner of the property has agreed to have the system inspected and approved by the department before the use or occupancy of the property.
(3)
The department shall furnish to the county tax assessor or collector, upon request, the name and address of the person submitting a notice of intent and the section, township and range of the lot or tract of land on which the individual on-site wastewater disposal system will be installed.
Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 5; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2005, ch. 545, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 391, § 5; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2008, ch. 563, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 544, § 5, eff. 4/26/2011.
Reencted by Laws, 2023, ch. 401, HB 522,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Repealed by the terms of §
41-67-31
, as amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 25, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 5, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-8 - [Repealed]

Repealed by its own terms, eff.9/1/2005.
Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 8; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2005, ch. 545, § 8, eff. 7/1/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-9 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2028] Grandfathering in of existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems until certain occurrences; requirements for approval

(1)
All existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems on July 1, 2014, shall be grandfathered in until a valid complaint is registered with a county department of health or until a property owner requests an inspection by the department.
(2)
All existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be considered acceptable provided the following requirements are met:
(a)
The existing individual on-site wastewater disposal system and all treated effluent is contained on the property of the generator;
(b)
No evidence that any insufficiently treated effluent is leaving the property of the generator or has been seeping to the surface of the ground;
(c)
Centralized wastewater treatment systems are not available;
(d)
If a private water supply well is present, the well should be located at a higher elevation than the disposal system and is protected from surface contamination by a concrete slab of a thickness of at least four (4) inches extending at least two (2) feet in all directions from the well casing; and
(e)
If an advanced treatment system is used, the property owner shall be required to contact an authorized representative of a certified manufacturer of the specific advanced treatment system to provide a continuous maintenance agreement or provide the property owner training to become a qualified homeowner maintenance provider.
(3)
Owners of property on which an existing individual on-site wastewater disposal system does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall be required by the department to meet Section
41-67-6
or Section
41-67-21
.
Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 9; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2005, ch. 545, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 391, § 8; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2008, ch. 563, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 544, § 8, eff. 4/26/2011.
Reenacted by Laws, 2023, ch. 401, HB 522,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2023.
Repealed by the terms of §
41-67-31
, as amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 25, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 8, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-10 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2028] Testing and listing of advanced treatment systems

(1)
Advanced treatment systems may be installed only if they have been tested and are listed by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) third-party certifying program at the time of installation. Advanced treatment systems shall be in compliance with standards for a Class I system as defined by the most current revision of American National Standards Institute/National Sanitation Foundation (ANSI/NSF) International Standard Number 40, which are incorporated by reference. An approved ANSI third-party certifying program shall comply with the following provisions for systems which it has certified to be installed in Mississippi:
(a)
Be accredited by the American National Standards Institute;
(b)
Have established procedures which send representatives to distributors in Mississippi on a recurring basis to conduct evaluations to assure that distributors of certified advanced treatment systems are providing proper maintenance, have sufficient replacement parts available and are maintaining service records;
(c)
Notify the department of the results of monitoring visits to manufacturers and distributors within sixty (60) days of the conclusion of the monitoring; and
(d)
Submit completion reports on testing and any other information as the department may require for its review.
(2)
All manufacturers of advanced treatment systems certified in Mississippi shall provide technical training staff to the department as needed.
Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2005, ch. 545, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 391, § 9; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2008, ch. 563, § 9; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2011, ch. 544, § 9, eff. 4/26/2011.
Reenacted by Laws, 2023, ch. 401, HB 522,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2023.
Repealed by the terms of §
41-67-31
, as amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 25, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 9, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-13 - [Repealed]

Repealed by provisions of §
41-67-17
, eff. 7/1/1995.
Laws, 1978, ch. 455, § 4; Laws, 1987, ch. 512 § 4; Laws, 1989, ch. 555, § 5; Laws, 1991, ch. 616, § 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-15 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2028] Authority of municipalities and boards of supervisors to adopt more restrictive ordinances not impaired; Department of Health prohibited from approving system that does not comply with more restrictive ordinances

Nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority of a municipality or board of supervisors to adopt similar ordinances which may be, in whole or in part, more restrictive than this chapter, and in those cases the more restrictive ordinances will govern. The department shall not approve any system that does not comply with an ordinance adopted by a municipality or board of supervisors under the authority of this section.
Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2005, ch. 545, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 391, § 12; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2008, ch. 563, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 544, § 12, eff. 4/26/2011.
Reenacted by Laws, 2023, ch. 401, HB 522,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2023.
Repealed by the terms of §
41-67-31
, as amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 25, eff. 7/1/2013.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 12, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-16 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2008, ch. 563, § 24, effective 7/1/2009.
Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 2005, ch. 545, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 391, § 13; Laws, 2008, ch. 563, § 24, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-17 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 23, eff. 7/1/1996.
Laws, 1991, ch. 616, § 10; Laws, 1992, ch. 536, § 15.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 67 - MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM LAW (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-101) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 41-67-1 — 41-67-41) › Section 41-67-19 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2028] Demonstrable competence of agents; implementing chapter; completion of department's certification training

Each authorized agent of the department implementing this chapter shall demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that the person:
(a)
Is competent to review and provide any requested approval of design and installation of individual on-site wastewater disposal systems, as well as the operation, repair or maintenance of those systems, to make soil permeability tests or soil and site evaluations, and to conduct inspections of individual on-site wastewater disposal systems in accordance with this chapter and rules and regulations adopted under this chapter; and
(b)
Has successfully completed the department's certification training program.
Laws, 1992, ch. 536, § 8; Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 15; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 15; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 15; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 15; reenacted without change, Laws, 2005, ch. 545, § 15; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 391, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, ch. 563, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 544, § 13, eff. 4/26/2011.
Reenacted by Laws, 2023, ch. 401, HB 522,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2023.
Repealed by the terms of §
41-67-31
, as amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 25, eff. 7/1/2013.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 13, eff. 7/1/2013.