Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel; create under State Department of Health.

HB 662 would create a multidisciplinary Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel under Mississippi's State Department of Health. The panel would review fetal deaths and infant deaths under one year old, requiring health agencies, hospitals, and medical providers to share confidential data for annual reports to legislative committees. These reports would detail mortality statistics, causes, demographics, and recommendations for reducing infant deaths, while protecting all panel information from public disclosure under open records or meetings laws. The bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and was never enacted.