Section 614 – Recordkeeping.

• (1)
  • (a) A funeral service establishment shall furnish to the person who delivers human remains to the establishment for alkaline hydrolysis a receipt signed by a representative of the establishment and the person making the delivery, showing:
    • (i) the date and time of the delivery;
    • (ii) the type of casket or alternative container delivered;
    • (iii) the name of the person from whom the human remains were received;
    • (iv) the name of the funeral establishment or other entity with whom the person making the delivery is affiliated;
    • (v) the name of the person who received the human remains on behalf of the funeral service establishment; and
    • (vi) the name of the decedent.
  • (b) The funeral service establishment shall keep a copy of the receipt in the funeral service establishment’s permanent records for a period of seven years.

• (2)
  • (a) Upon release of human remains after alkaline hydrolysis, a funeral service establishment shall furnish to the person who receives the human remains a receipt signed by a representative of the funeral service establishment and the person who receives the human remains, showing:
    • (i) the date and time of the release;
    • (ii) the name of the person to whom the human remains were released; and
    • (iii) if applicable:
      • (A) the name of the funeral establishment, cemetery, or other entity with whom the person receiving the human remains is affiliated;
      • (B) the name of the person who released the human remains on behalf of the funeral service establishment; and
      • (C) the name of the decedent.
  • (b)
    • (i) The receipt shall contain a representation from the person receiving the human remains confirming that the remains will not be used for any improper purpose.
    • (ii) Upon release of the human remains, the person to whom the human remains were released may transport the human remains in any manner in the state, without a permit, and dispose of the human remains in accordance with this chapter.
  • (c) The funeral service establishment shall retain a copy of the receipt in the funeral service establishment’s permanent records for a period of seven years.

• (3)
  • (a) The funeral service establishment shall maintain at the funeral service establishment’s place of business a permanent record of each disposition by alkaline hydrolysis that took place at the funeral service establishment.
  • (b) The permanent record shall contain:
    • (i) the name of the decedent;
    • (ii) the date of disposition by alkaline hydrolysis;
    • (iii) the final disposition of the human remains; and
    • (iv) any other document required by this chapter.

Enacted by Chapter 326, 2018 General Session