HB662

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

Failed·2/3/26
In Text

Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel under the State Department of Health to review fetal and infant deaths and recommend.

Mississippi House Bill 662 creates the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel under the State Department of Health. The panel's primary purpose is to review fetal deaths and deaths of infants up to one year of age and establish strategies to prevent infant deaths. The review panel is multidisciplinary and composed of members deemed appropriate by the State Department of Health. It may develop subcommittees to carry out its purposes. The panel requires physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies to provide reasonable access to relevant medical records.

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History

Feb 3

House

Died In Committee

Jan 13

House

Referred To Public Health and Human Services