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 1 - Deaths
Rule 15-5-85-4.1.2 - Registration of deaths
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 15-5-85-4.1.2
Current through September 24, 2024
A certificate for every death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Records of the Department of Health within five days after such death occurs and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this rule. If unknown, the place of death is assumed to be that where the body is found. If the date of death is unknown, it shall be determined by approximation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-7
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