SB 2481 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Sudden death; require medical examiners to report vaccinations and emergency countermeasures within 90 days prior to.

SB 2481 requires Mississippi medical examiners to include specific reviews in autopsies for sudden infant deaths (SIDS, SUID, SDY) and sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) cases. It mandates documenting any vaccinations or emergency medical treatments given to the child or young person within 90 days before death and reporting these cases to the national SUID/SDY Case Registry. The bill imposes administrative fines on medical examiners who fail to report such cases within 30 days, with penalties increasing up to $10,000 for repeated failures. This applies to infants under 1 year (for SIDS/SUID) and individuals under 20 years (for SDY/SADS), directly affecting medical examiners and public health data collection.
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Introduced Jan 19, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Angela Hill
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