{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-15-411","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-15-411","heading":"Sudden infant death syndrome -- findings -- definition.","body":"(1) As used in 50-15-412 and this section, \"sudden infant death syndrome\" means the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age that remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including the performance of a complete autopsy, an examination of the death scene, and a review of the clinical history.\n(2) The legislature recognizes that research has shown that sudden infant death syndrome is a leading cause of death among children from 1 month to 1 year of age. The legislature finds and declares that sudden infant death syndrome is a serious problem within Montana and that public interest is served by research and study of sudden infant death syndrome and its potential causes and indications.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 15. VITAL STATISTICS","Part 4. Death"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0150/part_0040/section_0110/0500-0150-0040-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:15Z","sha256":"71469ff5813f7d0801eac117c421d3defd75345b801ac92e38af842ebf522d6e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-15-410","next":"us-mt/50-15-412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}