reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 4 - Place of Death › Rule 15-5-85-4.4.7 - Presumptive death

Current through June 25, 2024
When a death is presumed to have occurred within this
						state but the body cannot be located, a death certificate may be prepared by
						the State Registrar upon receipt of an order of a court of competent
						jurisdiction within this state, which shall include the finding of facts
						required to complete the death certificate. Such a death certificate shall be
						marked Presumptive and shall show on its face the date of registration and
						shall identify the court and the date of decree.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 5 - Who Shall File a Death Certificate › Rule 15-5-85-4.5.1 - Filing of death certificate

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Unless the only
					 services being rendered are transport services, the funeral director, or person
					 acting as such, who first assumes custody of a dead body, shall review and
					 correct any items, other than information in the PRONOUNCEMENT and CAUSE OF
					 DEATH sections, completed by an institution or the medical examiner, complete
					 the death certificate, and file it with the Office of Vital Records of the
					 Department of Health within five days of the date of death.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 6 - Interstate Transportation of Dead Bodies › Rule 15-5-85-4.6.1

Current through June 25, 2024
A burial-transit permit is required when a dead body is
						transported into or out of the State.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 6 - Interstate Transportation of Dead Bodies › Rule 15-5-85-4.6.2 - Burial-transit permit

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A burial-transit
					 permit may be issued by the organization that originates the death certificate,
					 or a certified copy of the death certificate may serve as a burial-transit
					 permit.
2. The burial-transit
					 permit shall accompany any dead body when it is moved out of state. If the dead
					 body is shipped by common carrier, the burial-transit permit shall be enclosed
					 in a durable envelope and attached to the shipping case.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 6 - Interstate Transportation of Dead Bodies › Rule 15-5-85-4.6.3 - Transportation of dead bodies

Current through June 25, 2024
A dead body or fetus shall be buried, cremated or
						otherwise disposed of within 48 hours of death unless the body has been
						embalmed by a licensed embalmer or unless the body is kept under refrigeration.
						If the dead body is transported within or out of the state and the destination
						cannot be reached within 24 hours after death, the body shall be embalmed by a
						licensed embalmer or kept under refrigeration. Any dead body shipped by common
						carrier shall be enclosed in an outside shipping case. The outside shipping
						case may be made of metal, wood or any other suitable material which is
						approved by the common carrier. The outside case may be omitted in all
						instances when the body is transported in a hearse or funeral director s
						conveyance.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 7 - Disposition of Dead Bodies › Rule 15-5-85-4.7.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Mississippi statutes and regulations do not require the
						use of vaults, caskets or embalming, except as provided in Rule 4.6.3. The
						Board of Health does not license or otherwise regulate cemeteries or
						crematoriums.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 7 - Disposition of Dead Bodies › Rule 15-5-85-4.7.2

Current through June 25, 2024
No person knowing or having reason to know that a death
						may be under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner shall bury the body
						without the permission of the medical examiner. No body shall be cremated
						unless the death certificate has first been completed and filed with the Office
						of Vital Records of the Department of Health. Dead bodies may be donated to
						medical schools as provided for in Sections §
											41-39-7 and
						41-39-101,
et
						seq.
of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-39-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-39-101, et
						seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 8 - Disposition of Unclaimed Dead Bodies › Rule 15-5-85-4.8.1

Current through June 25, 2024
A dead human body which is not claimed for burial or
						cremation within forty eight hours shall become the responsibility of the Board
						of Supervisors of the county in which the dead body is located. The Board of
						Supervisors shall make reasonable efforts to notify members of the decedent's
						family or other known interested persons, and, if the dead body is not claimed
						for burial or cremation by any interested person within five days, the Board of
						Supervisors shall, as soon as it may think appropriate, authorize and direct
						the burial or cremation and burial of the residue of such dead
						body.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; §
												41-39-5
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 9 - Monthly Reports of Deaths › Rule 15-5-85-4.9.1 - Funeral homes

Current through June 25, 2024
On the first day of every month, each person, firm,
						corporation, burial society or burial association engaged in the business of
						burying dead bodies shall make a report to the Office of Vital Records on forms
						prescribed and furnished by the Department of Health of deaths during the
						preceding month. If there were no funerals during the month, a report shall be
						filed to this effect.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 9 - Monthly Reports of Deaths › Rule 15-5-85-4.9.2 - Hospitals and nursing homes

Current through June 25, 2024
On the first day of every month, each institution shall
						make a report of all deaths occurring in or enroute to the institution during
						the preceding month, to the Office of Vital Records on forms prescribed and
						furnished by the Department of Health. If there were no deaths during the
						month, a report shall be filed to this effect.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 9 - Monthly Reports of Deaths › Rule 15-5-85-4.9.3 - Medical examiner/Investigator

Current through June 25, 2024
On the first day of every month, each county medical
						examiner or county medical examiner investigator responsible for certifying
						deaths in the public interest, shall make a report to the office of Vital
						Records on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department of Health of deaths
						during the preceding month. If there were no deaths certified in the public
						interest during the month, a report shall be filed to that
						effect.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 10 - Delayed Registration of Death › Rule 15-5-85-4.10.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Deaths registered after one year of the date of death
						shall be registered on the standard certificate of death form, preferably the
						version in use at the time of death. The certificate must be signed by the
						attending physician or medical examiner, and the funeral director or person who
						acted as such.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 10 - Delayed Registration of Death › Rule 15-5-85-4.10.2

Current through June 25, 2024
In the absence of the attending physician or medical
						examiner, and the funeral director or person who acted as such, the certificate
						may be filed by chancery court order.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 10 - Delayed Registration of Death › Rule 15-5-85-4.10.3

Current through June 25, 2024
In cases where the death registration is not court
						ordered, the State Registrar may require additional documentary evidence to
						prove the facts of death.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 10 - Delayed Registration of Death › Rule 15-5-85-4.10.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon acceptance of the evidence offered and receipt of
						the service fee, the State Registrar, or his or her designated representative
						shall register the death and provide the applicant with one certified
						copy.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 11 - Amendments to Death Certificate › Rule 15-5-85-4.11.1

Current through June 25, 2024
All items in the medical certification or of a medical
						nature may be amended only upon receipt of the specified amendment form from
						(1) the person certifying the information or, if deceased or incapacitated,
						from that person or persons responsible for the completion of such items or (2)
						the State Medical Examiner.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; §
												41-57-13
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 11 - Amendments to Death Certificate › Rule 15-5-85-4.11.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Any amendment that is or may be contested by any of the
						principals i.e., surviving spouse, informant, parents or relatives of the
						principals, may, at the discretion of the State Registrar, require adjudication
						in a Mississippi chancery court.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 11 - Amendments to Death Certificate › Rule 15-5-85-4.11.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Other items may be amended on affidavit of the informant
						and funeral director or person acting as such.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 11 - Amendments to Death Certificate › Rule 15-5-85-4.11.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Any item, once amended, shall be further amended only
						upon receipt of an order from a Mississippi chancery court.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 4 - Registration of Deaths › Subchapter 11 - Amendments to Death Certificate › Rule 15-5-85-4.11.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Notwithstanding any of the above, the State Registrar may
						in his or her discretion, require or not require documentation in support of
						the amendment to be made, or require a court order from a Mississippi chancery
						court.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 1 › Rule 15-5-85-5.1.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Spontaneous fetal deaths (stillbirths and miscarriages)
						are subject to statistical reporting requirements. A "Certificate of Birth
						Resulting in Stillbirth" may be obtained, upon request, by a parent named on
						the fetal death report, to memorialize the delivery of a stillborn child. Such
						a certificate shall state clearly that the certificate is not proof of live
						birth.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-31
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.1 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
Each spontaneous fetal death of 20 completed weeks of
						gestation or more, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period
						began to the date of delivery, or a weight of 350 grams or more, which occurs
						in this state shall be reported within five days after delivery to the State
						Registrar. If either or both the completed weeks of gestation or the weight are
						unknown, the fetal death must be reported.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-31
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Responsibility for reporting spontaneous fetal deaths: If
						a dead fetus was delivered in an institution or enroute thereto, the person in
						charge of the institution, or his designated representative, shall prepare and
						submit the report to the State Registrar.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.3

Current through June 25, 2024
If an investigation by a coroner or medical examiner is
						required, the coroner or medical examiner shall prepare and submit the report
						to the State Registrar.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.4

Current through June 25, 2024
If a dead fetus was delivered outside an institution and
						is not subject to the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner, the
						report shall be prepared and submitted to the State Registrar by one of the
						following in the indicated order of priority:
1. The physician in attendance at or
					 immediately after the delivery, or in the absence of such a person.
2. Any other person in attendance at or
					 immediately after the delivery, or in the absence of such a person,
3. The father or mother, or in the absence of
					 the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the
					 premises where the delivery occurred.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.5

Current through June 25, 2024
The person responsible for completing the fetal death
						report shall advise the parent or parents:
1. That a parent may, but is not required to,
					 request the preparation of a certificate of birth resulting in
					 stillbirth;
2. That a parent may
					 obtain a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth by contacting the Bureau
					 of Vital Statistics to request the certificate and paying the required fee;
					 and
3. How a parent may contact the
					 Bureau of Vital Statistics to request a certificate of birth resulting in
					 stillbirth.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-31
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.6

Current through June 25, 2024
If the delivery of a dead fetus occurred on a moving
						conveyance within the United States and the fetus is first removed in this
						state, the delivery shall be registered in this state, and the place of
						delivery shall be the place where the fetus is first removed. When a delivery
						occurs on a moving conveyance while in international waters or airspace, or in
						a foreign country, and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance in this
						state the delivery shall be registered in this state but the fetal death report
						shall show the actual place of delivery insofar as can be
						determined.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.7

Current through June 25, 2024
The name of the fetus shall be entered in accordance with
						Rule 5.3.2. The name of the father and other information about the father shall
						be entered in accordance with Rule 5.3.3. If a name is not provided, "baby boy"
						or "baby girl" and the last name of the parent shall be
						inserted.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.8

Current through June 25, 2024
In the case of multiple fetuses, a separate report shall
						be submitted for each fetus.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-5.2.9 - Institution reports

Current through June 25, 2024
On the first day of each month, each institution which
						accepts patients for delivery shall prepare a list of all spontaneous fetal
						deaths occurring in that institution during the preceding month. This list
						shall be on the form prescribed and furnished by the State Department of Health
						and shall be submitted to the State Registrar. If there were no spontaneous
						fetal deaths, a report shall be submitted showing that there were
						none.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 3 - Paternity and Name of Fetus › Rule 15-5-85-5.3.1

Current through June 25, 2024
As with a live born child, when a reportable fetal death
						occurs, the surname of the fetus is traditionally the same as the father if the
						mother and father were married, at the time of conception or delivery or at any
						time between conception and delivery. If the mother and father were not married
						the name of the fetus and/or paternity may be established in accordance with
						Rules 5.3.2 and 5.3.3.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 3 - Paternity and Name of Fetus › Rule 15-5-85-5.3.2 - Paternity

Current through June 25, 2024
Paternity shall be determined in the following
						manner:
1. Mother married. If the
					 mother was married at the time of either conception or delivery, or at any time
					 between conception and delivery, the name of the husband shall be entered on
					 the fetal death report as the father of the fetus, unless paternity has been
					 determined otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. Mother not married; no acknowledged
					 father. If the mother was not married at the time of either conception or
					 delivery, or at any time between conception and delivery, and there is no
					 Acknowledgement of Paternity affidavit filed and no determination of paternity
					 by a court of competent jurisdiction, the name of the father shall not be
					 entered on the fetal death report.
3. Mother not married; acknowledged father.
					 If the mother was not married at the time of conception or delivery, or at any
					 time between conception and delivery, and the natural father acknowledges such
					 paternity, the name of the father shall be entered on the fetal death report.
					 Such acknowledgement shall be made by affidavit of both mother and father on
					 the form prescribed by the Department of Health and filed with the Office of
					 Vital Records.
4. Court-determined
					 paternity. Any petition, bill of complaint, or other proceeding filed in a
					 court of competent jurisdiction may result in a determination of paternity. The
					 name of the father as determined by said court shall be entered on the fetal
					 death report upon receipt of a certified copy of the court judgment. Court
					 determined paternity shall take precedence over all other methods of assigning
					 paternity.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-23; Miss. Code Ann. §
												93-9-9; Miss. Code Ann. §
												93-9-28
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 3 - Paternity and Name of Fetus › Rule 15-5-85-5.3.3 - Surname of fetus

Current through June 25, 2024
The surname of the fetus shall be determined in the
						following manner:
1. Mother married.
					 If the mother was married at the time of conception or delivery, or at any time
					 between conception and delivery, the surname of the fetus shall be that of the
					 husband except that a statement, signed by both the listed mother and husband,
					 and witnessed by a health facility representative, filed at the same time the
					 fetal death report is filed may alter this rule.
2. Mother not married; no acknowledged
					 father
.
If the mother was not married at the time of conception or
					 delivery, or at any time between conception and delivery, the surname of the
					 fetus shall be that of the legal surname of the mother, except that a
					 statement, signed by the listed mother and witnessed by a health facility
					 representative, filed at the same time the fetal death report is filed may
					 alter this rule.
3. Mother not
					 married; acknowledged father
.
If the mother was not married at the
					 time of conception or delivery, or at any time between conception and delivery,
					 and the natural father acknowledges such paternity, the surname of the fetus
					 shall be that of the father except that a notarized Name of Child form signed
					 by both the listed mother and the acknowledged father, witnessed by a health
					 facility representative, and filed at the same time the fetal death report is
					 filed may alter this rule.
4.
					 Court-determined paternity. In the event of court-determined paternity, the
					 surname of the fetus shall be that of the father, unless the judgment specifies
					 otherwise.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-23; Miss. Code Ann. §
												93-9-9; Miss. Code Ann. §
												93-9-28
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 5 - Spontaneous Fetal Deaths › Subchapter 4 - Preparation and issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth › Rule 15-5-85-5.4.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Within sixty (60) days of a request and payment of the
						required fee by a parent named on the fetal death report, a Certificate of
						Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be prepared and issued to the requesting
						parent. Such a certificate shall contain no less than the date of the
						stillbirth; the county in which the stillbirth occurred, the state file number
						corresponding to the fetal death report, and the statement "This certificate is
						not proof of live birth."
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-31
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 1 - Introduction › Rule 15-5-85-6.1.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Induced terminations are subject to statistical reporting
						requirements. No vital records are made or kept and therefore no certified
						copies of these records can be issued. Any records submitted are destroyed as
						soon as the statistical analyses have been completed. Any identifying
						information gathered under these statutes is strictly confidential and may not
						be released.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-6.2.1 - Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
Each induced termination of pregnancy which is performed
						in this state shall be reported to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics
						within fifteen (15) days of the procedure on a form prescribed or furnished by
						the Mississippi State Department of Health. Patients are to be listed by
						identification number only and not by name. The attending physician shall
						prepare, or cause to be prepared, sign and file the report.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 2 - Reporting › Rule 15-5-85-6.2.2 - Institution reports

Current through June 25, 2024
On the first day of each month, each facility in which
						induced terminations of pregnancy are performed shall prepare a list of all
						induced terminations performed in that facility during the preceding month. The
						list shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the State Department of
						Health and shall be submitted to the State Registrar. Patients are to be listed
						by identification number only and not by name. If there were no induced
						terminations of pregnancy at a facility during the month, a report shall be
						submitted showing that there were none.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.1 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
A physician shall file a written report with the
						Department of Health regarding each patient who comes under the physician's
						professional care and requires medical treatment or suffers death that the
						attending physician has a reasonable basis to believe is a primary, secondary,
						or tertiary result of an induced abortion.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-77
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.2

Current through June 25, 2024
These reports shall be submitted within thirty (30) days
						of the discharge or death of the patient treated for the
						complication.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-77
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The report shall not contain the name of the woman,
						common identifiers such as her social security number or motor vehicle
						operator's license number or other information or identifiers that would make
						it possible to identify in any manner or under any circumstances an individual
						who has obtained or seeks to obtain an abortion.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-77
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Standardized report forms shall be developed and
						distributed or made available online in a downloadable format to all medical
						professional organizations, licensed physicians, hospitals, emergency rooms,
						and abortion facilities, Department of Health clinics, and ambulatory surgical
						centers operating in the state.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-77
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Each report of medical treatment following abortion
						shall contain the following information:
1. The age and race of the patient
2. The characteristics of the patient,
					 including residency status, county of residence, marital status, education,
					 number of previous pregnancies, number of stillbirths, number of living
					 children and number of previous abortions
3. The date the abortion was performed and
					 the method used if known
4. The
					 type of facility where the abortion was performed
5. The condition of the patient that led to
					 treatment, including, but not limited to, pelvic infection, hemorrhage, damage
					 to pelvic organs, renal failure, metabolic disorder, shock, embolism, coma or
					 death
6. The amount billed to cover
					 the treatment of the complication, including whether the treatment was billed
					 to Medicaid, insurance, private pay or other method. This should include
					 charges for physician, hospital, emergency room, prescription or other drugs,
					 laboratory tests and any other costs for the treatment rendered.
7. The charges are to be coded with the
					 current ICD medical coding classification system in such a way as to
					 distinguish treatment following induced abortions from treatments following
					 ectopic or molar pregnancies.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-78
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.6

Current through June 25, 2024
Summarized aggregate data from the reports shall be
						included in the annual Vital Statistics Report
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-77
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.7

Current through June 25, 2024
The reports shall be retained for five (5) years after
						the date the report is received, then each individual report shall be
						destroyed.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-77
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.8

Current through June 25, 2024
Disclosure of the reports or the contents of the reports
						in a manner or fashion which would permit the identification of the person who
						is the subject of the report is prohibited.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-77
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics › Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics › Chapter 6 - Induced Terminations › Subchapter 3 - Complications Resulting from Induced Terminations › Rule 15-5-85-6.3.9

Current through June 25, 2024
Disclosure of confidential identifying information shall
						constitute a felony which, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment
						in the State Penitentiary for not more than three (3) years, or a fine of not
						more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or both.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. §
												41-41-77
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning › Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Section 15-8-90-01-100 - Legal Authority and Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
Section
					 41-7-171 et seq., Mississippi Code
					 1972 Annotated, as amended, established the Mississippi State Department of
					 Health (MSDH) as the sole and official agency to administer and supervise all
					 health planning responsibilities for the state, including development and
					 publication of the
Mississippi State Health Plan.
The
					 effective dates of the
Fiscal Year 2022 Mississippi State Health
					 Plan
extend from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, or until
					 superseded by a later
Plan.
The 2022 State Health Plan establishes criteria and
					 standards for health-related activities which require Certificate of Need
					 review in an effort to meet the priority health needs identified by the
					 department. The priority health needs are as follows:
* Disease prevention, health protection, and health
					 promotion;
* Health care for specific populations, such as mothers,
					 babies, the elderly, the indigent, the uninsured, and minorities;
* Implementation of a statewide trauma system;
* Health needs of persons with mental illness, alcohol/drug
					 abuse problems, mental retardation/developmental disabilities, and/or
					 handicap;
* Availability of adequate health manpower throughout the
					 state; and
* Enhance capacity for detention of a response to public
					 health emergencies, including acts of bioterrorism.
Section 41-7 -191, Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, as
					 amended, requires Certificate of Need (CON) approval for the establishment,
					 relocation, or expansion of health care facilities. The statute also requires
					 CON approval for the acquisition or control of major medical equipment and for
					 the change of ownership of defined health care facilities unless the facilities
					 meet specific requirements.
This
Plan
provides the service-specific
					 CON criteria and standards developed and adopted by the MSDH for CON review of
					 health-related activities requiring such review. The
Mississippi
					 Certificate of Need Review Manual
provides additional general CON
					 criteria by which the Department reviews all applications.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning › Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Section 15-8-90-01-101 - Outline of the State Health Plan

Current through June 25, 2024
The
State Health Plan
describes existing
					 services, evaluates the need for additional services in various aspects of
					 health care, and provides Certificate of Need (CON) criteria and standards for
					 each service requiring CON review. These services include: long-term care,
					 including care for the aged and the intellectually disabled; mental health
					 care, including psychiatric, chemical dependency, and long-term residential
					 treatment facilities; perinatal care; acute care, including various types of
					 diagnostic and therapeutic services; ambulatory care, including outpatient
					 services and freestanding ambulatory surgical centers; comprehensive medical
					 rehabilitation; home health services; and end stage renal disease
					 facilities.
The
State Health Plan
includes data
					 provided by the Office of Licensure and Certification via the Applications for
					 Renewal of Hospital License, the Annual Hospital Reports, and the Report on
					 Institutions for the Aged or Infirmed. The Office of Licensure and
					 Certification is responsible for the collection of these data through reports
					 submitted by hospitals and healthcare facilities. These data are reported in
					 the
Plan
as it has been provided by the Office of Licensure
					 and Certification for health planning purposes.
The Glossary contains definitions of terms and phrases used
					 in this
Plan
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning › Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Section 15-8-90-01-102 - General Certificate of Need Policies › Section 15-8-90-01-102.01 - Teaching Exception

Current through June 25, 2024
Section
						41-7-187, Mississippi Code
						Annotated, as amended, authorizes MSDH to develop and implement the CON
						program. As the Mississippi Supreme Court recognized in
Jackson HMA,
						LLC, et al. v. Mississippi State Department of Health, et al
., 98
						So.3d 980, 986 (Miss. 2012), through this statute and others the Legislature
						delegated to MSDH the authority to adopt rules and regulations "to determine
						when a CON is required." Therefore, any activity or project at the University
						of Mississippi Medical Center principally designed to train health
						professionals and/or further the academic research mission of the institution,
						shall not require the issuance of a CON, notwithstanding any provision in
						Section 41-7-171
et seq
.
						to the contrary, provided that any person proposing to undertake any such
						activity that may be subject to the CON program shall file a Determination of
						Reviewability, as authorized by Section
						41-7-205 and the
Mississippi Certificate of Need Review Manual
or other
						regulations adopted by MSDH, that demonstrates the activity or project:
1. is consistent with the teaching and/or
					 academic research mission of the applicant;
2. is undertaken in support of a program(s)
					 accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME),
					 Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or other academic accrediting
					 body, including but not limited to, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
					 Education (CCNE), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE),
					 Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), and Southern Association of Colleges
					 and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC); and
3. addresses one or more priority health
					 need(s) of the
State Health Plan
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning › Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Section 15-8-90-01-103 - Population for Planning

Current through June 25, 2024
Population projections used in this
Plan
were calculated by the State Data Center of Mississippi, University of
					 Mississippi Center for Population Studies, November 9, 2020. This plan is based
					 on 2025 population projections.
Map 1-1 depicts the state's 2025 estimated population by
					 county. Mississippi population projections for the years 2020 and 2025 were
					 obtained from the State Data Center of Mississippi, University of Mississippi
					 Center for Population Studies, November 9, 2020.
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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning › Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Section 15-8-90-01-104 - Health Personnel › Section 15-8-90-01-104.01 - Physicians

Current through June 25, 2024
Mississippi had 5,688 active medical doctors, 533
						osteopaths, and 67 podiatrists licensed by the Board of Medical Licensure for
						FY 2019 (licensing year 2020) for a total of 6,288 active licensed physicians
						practicing in the state. This number represents an increase of 69 physicians,
						or more than 1.02 percent, from FY 2018 (licensing year 2019).
Approximately 2,375 (42 percent) of the state's active
						medical doctors are primary care physicians, representing a ratio of one (1)
						primary care physician for every 1,303 persons, based on 2025 projected
						population. The primary care physicians included 758 family practitioners, 69
						general practitioners, 741 internal medicine physicians, 317 obstetrical and
						gynecological physicians, and 490 pediatricians. Map 1-2 depicts the total
						number of primary care medical doctors by county.
According to the Health Resources and Services
						Administration's Division of Policy and Shortage Designation (HRSA/DPSD),
						Mississippi has a total of 149 primary care health professional shortage area
						(HPSA) designations. Seventy-nine (79) of the designations are single county
						designations. The United States Department of Health and Human Services defines
						a primary care HPSA as a geographic area that has a ratio in excess of 3,500
						persons per primary care physician and insufficient access to those physicians
						within a 30-minute traveling radius. Also, areas with 3,000 to 3,500 persons
						per primary care physician that have unusually high needs for primary care
						services and have insufficient access to primary care doctors within a
						30-minute traveling radius, can also be designated as a primary care
						HPSA.
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