The bill amends existing laws related to public health and safety, specifically focusing on the issuance of burial-transit permits and the definitions associated with final disposition of deceased individuals. It introduces new definitions for "final disposition" to include "alkaline hydrolysis" and "full-body donation." The bill also updates the terminology from "funeral director or person acting as such" to "funeral service practitioner" and specifies that a burial-transit permit must be obtained prior to the final disposition of a dead body or stillbirth. Additionally, it allows for the issuance of temporary burial-transit permits under certain circumstances, such as for partial body donation or examination by a county coroner.

Furthermore, the bill stipulates that no permits for burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or full-body donation will be issued until a death certificate has been electronically filed with the state office of vital statistics services. It also clarifies that permits for disinterment and reinterment must be issued by a local registrar or designated funeral service practitioner. The effective date for this act is set for July 1, 2023.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 35-1-401, 35-1-420