Section 149A.92 — Preparation And Embalming Room.
149A.92 PREPARATION AND EMBALMING ROOM. Subdivision 1. Scope. (a) Any room used by a funeral establishment for preparation and embalming must comply with the minimum standards of this section. A funeral establishment where no preparation and embalming is performed, but which conducts viewings, visitations, and services, or which holds human remains while awaiting final disposition, […]
Section 149A.93 — Transportation Of Dead Human Bodies.
149A.93 TRANSPORTATION OF DEAD HUMAN BODIES. Subdivision 1. Permits required. After removal from the place of death to any location where the body is held awaiting final disposition, further transportation of the body shall require a certificate of removal. The certificate of removal shall contain the information required in the format as furnished by the […]
Section 149A.94 — Final Disposition.
149A.94 FINAL DISPOSITION. Subdivision 1. Generally. Every dead human body lying within the state, except unclaimed bodies delivered for dissection by the medical examiner, those delivered for anatomical study pursuant to section 149A.81, subdivision 2, or lawfully carried through the state for the purpose of disposition elsewhere; and the remains of any dead human body […]
Section 149A.941 — Alkaline Hydrolysis Facilities And Alkaline Hydrolysis.
149A.941 ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES AND ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS. Subdivision 1. License required. A dead human body may only be hydrolyzed in this state at an alkaline hydrolysis facility licensed by the commissioner of health. Subd. 2. General requirements. Any building to be used as an alkaline hydrolysis facility must comply with all applicable local and state […]
Section 149A.95 — Crematories And Cremation.
149A.95 CREMATORIES AND CREMATION. Subdivision 1. License required. No person shall cremate a dead human body or cause any dead human body to be cremated in this state without being licensed by the commissioner of health. Subd. 2. General requirements. Any building to be used as a crematory must comply with all applicable local and […]
Section 149A.96 — Disinterment And Reinterment.
149A.96 DISINTERMENT AND REINTERMENT. Subdivision 1. Written authorization. Except as provided in this section, no dead human body or human remains shall be disinterred and reinterred without the written authorization of the person or persons legally entitled to control the body or remains and a disinterment-reinterment permit properly issued by the commissioner or a licensed […]
Section 149A.97 — Preneed Arrangements.
149A.97 PRENEED ARRANGEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Purpose and intent. It is the intent of the legislature that this section be construed as a limitation upon the manner in which a funeral provider is permitted to accept funds in prepayment of funeral services or burial site services to be performed in the future or in prepayment of […]
Section 149A.98 — Recovery Of Attorney Fees.
149A.98 RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY FEES. A funeral provider who prevails in an action for the recovery of fees for services provided under this chapter may be awarded reasonable attorney fees incurred in the action, provided that the funeral provider otherwise complied with the requirements of this chapter in connection with the provision of those services. […]
Section 149A.80 — Death; Right To Control And Duty Of Disposition.
149A.80 DEATH; RIGHT TO CONTROL AND DUTY OF DISPOSITION. Subdivision 1. Advance directives and will of decedent. A person may direct the preparation for, type, or place of that person’s final disposition, as well as the type of conveyance to be used to transport the body to the place of final disposition by written instructions. […]
Section 149A.81 — Anatomical Gifts.
149A.81 ANATOMICAL GIFTS. Subdivision 1. Duty of disposition; gift of part of a body. This chapter does not apply to or interfere with the making of an anatomical gift under chapter 525A, except as provided in this subdivision. When the anatomical gift is of a part of a body, after procurement of the gift organ […]