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 15-5-85-4.4.2

The institution shall obtain the certification of cause of death and forward the certificate to the funeral director and medical certifier within 48 hours of death. In the event that the cause of death determination is awaiting laboratory or autopsy results, the certifier shall indicate such in the cause of death section and sign the record. Once the determination of the cause of death is made, the record shall be amended by completing and submitting the form Statement to Amend Cause of Death.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-1; Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-7