Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Death certificate; require physician, APRNs or physician assistants who attended to decedent's care to sign.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE PHYSICIAN, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTENDING TO THE CARE OF THE DECEDENT TO CERTIFY TO THE CAUSE OF DEATH AND SIGN THE DEATH CERTIFICATE IF THE DEATH DOES NOT AFFECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-57-13 AND 41-61-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-03-03 | Latest Action | (S) Died In Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1076 | Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create. | enrolled |
| HB 1390 | State agencies; revise certain provisions in FY26 appropriations to. | unknown |
| HB 1612 | Department of Public Safety; consolidate offices and revise provisions related to. | enrolled |
| HB 1912 | Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of. | unknown |
| HB 377 | The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NamUs. | enrolled |
| SB 2474 | Rural Hospital Pilot Program; establish. | unknown |
| SB 2477 | Rural Health Transformation Fund monies; require certain recipients of to be subject to competitive bidding process. | vetoed |
| SB 2825 | MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise certification requirements and extend repealer on act and related incentives. | enrolled |