HB1068 - County medical examiners; require to enter information electronically.
Missy Warren McGee
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 41-61-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Death Of Any Person Under The Age Of Eighteen To The List Of Deaths Categorized As "affecting Public Interest"; To Amend Section 41-61-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require County Medical Examiners To Enter Electronically The Information For All Deaths, And All Associated Toxicology Reports, That Occur In The Examiner's County In A Manner Prescribed By The State Medical Examiner; To Amend Section 13-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Evidentiary Presumption Of Death To Be Known As The "zeb Hughes Law" Whenever Uncontradicted Sworn Testimony And Evidence Support A Determination Of The Death Of A Missing Person Who Has Undergone A Catastrophic Event That Exposed The Person To Imminent Peril; To Create New Section 41-57-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Registrar Of Vital Statistics To Prepare A Death Certificate For A Missing Person Legally Presumed To Be Dead Upon Receipt Of A Proper Court Order; And For Related Purposes.
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Passed