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
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 15-5-85-4.6.2
Current through September 24, 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
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