Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 5 - Office of Health Informatics
Subpart 85 - Public Health Statistics
Chapter 2 - Records Certification and Service Fees
Subchapter 1 - Access to Records
Rule 15-5-85-2.1.4
Current through September 24, 2024
Applicants with legitimate and tangible interest are:
1. The registrant, a member of the registrant's immediate family (spouse, parents, grandparents, siblings, children or grandchildren), the registrant's legal guardian, or their respective legal representatives shall be considered to have a legitimate and tangible interest. This includes, but is not limited to, a non-custodial parent whose parental rights have not been legally revoked. A legal guardian or legal representative must present documentation of their status and proof of identity prior to access to such record. To be recognized as a parent the name must appear on the record, other immediate family members may be required to show proof of relationship.
2. A parent whose parental rights has been legally terminated and notice of such has been provided to the State Registrar.
3. Commercial, political, for-profit, and not-for profit firms or entities requesting copies of records, specific information on an individual record or listings of names and addresses from a series of records.
4. Individuals, groups or other entities needing the information for determination or protection of a personal or property right.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-7; Miss. Code Ann. § 93-5-26
