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MS HB860
Bill
Status
Failed
3/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Joey Hood
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AI Summary
- Creates Section 41-37-27 of Mississippi Code, known as "Jenna's Law," effective July 1, 2022
- Requires all autopsies conducted in Mississippi to include an inquiry determining whether death resulted from a seizure or epilepsy
- Mandates medical examiners, examining physicians, or coroners to indicate on the death certificate if autopsy findings are consistent with Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) as the cause or suspected cause of death
- Requires forwarding a copy of the death certificate to the North American SUDEP Registry at NYU Langone Medical Center within 30 days when SUDEP is indicated
- Defines SUDEP as an unexpected death in a patient with epilepsy not caused by trauma, drowning, status epilepticus, or other known causes, often with evidence of an associated seizure
Legislative Description
Autopsies; create "Jenna's Law" to require autopsies to include inquiring about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/1/2022
Committee Referrals
Public Health and Welfare2/11/2022
Public Health and Human Services1/17/2022
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