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ID S1304

Bill

Status

Passed

3/22/2022

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Idaho Code Section 31-2808 to prohibit coroners and funeral directors/morticians from performing final disposition services on bodies they are required to investigate, except for ambulance services.

  • Adds exception allowing coroners to perform final disposition services in counties with only one licensed funeral establishment or counties with a population of fewer than 20,000 people according to the most recent federal census.

  • Violations of the prohibition constitute a misdemeanor offense.

  • Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to provide an exception regarding final disposition of bodies in counties with a population of fewer than twenty thousand people.

CORONERS

Last Action

Session Law Chapter 109 Effective: 03/22/2022

3/22/2022

Committee Referrals

Health and Welfare3/1/2022
Health and Welfare2/14/2022
Judiciary and Rules2/11/2022

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