Virginia Code 32.1-285.1: Death of infants under eighteen months of age; autopsies required; definition of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
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An autopsy shall be performed in the case of any infant death which is suspected to be attributable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-285.1
- Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
For the purposes of this section, “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome” (SIDS), a diagnosis of exclusion, means the sudden and unexpected death of an infant less than eighteen months of age whose death remains unexplained after a thorough postmortem examination which includes an autopsy.
1993, c. 965.