This bill addresses natural organic reduction.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- allows a funeral service establishment to offer natural organic reduction;
- requires that a funeral service director meet certain requirements if the funeral service director offers natural organic reduction;
- grants immunity to a funeral service establishment that relies on a natural organic reduction authorization form in carrying out natural organic reduction;
- updates a funeral service establishment's recordkeeping requirements;
- provides requirements for accepting remains for natural organic reduction;
- limits liability for a funeral service establishment providing natural organic reduction;
- provides the requirements for authorizing natural organic reduction;
- describes the procedure for natural organic reduction;
- provides the requirements for the final disposition of remains from the natural organic reduction process;
- categorizes the use of remains from natural organic reduction to grow food as unlawful; and
- makes technical changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-8-201, 58-9-102, 58-9-302, 58-9-501, 58-9-601, 58-9-606, 58-9-613, 58-9-614, 58-9-615, 58-9-618