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IN HB1223
Bill
Status
1/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Julie Olthoff
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AI Summary
House Bill No. 1223 Summary
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Establishes that when a minor child dies, the parent with sole legal custody or primary physical custody (in cases of joint legal custody) has authority to decide body disposition matters including autopsy, cremation, and funeral arrangements.
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Amends autopsy consent laws to prioritize the custodial parent of a deceased minor over other relatives in the consent hierarchy.
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Grants custodial parents authority over anatomical gifts of deceased minor children, allowing them to make or revoke anatomical gift decisions.
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Applies the custodial parent authority to cemetery interment, crematory disposition, and funeral arrangement decisions across multiple Indiana Code sections.
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Effective July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Issues relating to the death of a minor. Provides that if a minor child dies, the parent awarded: (1) sole legal custody; or (2) primary physical custody (if joint legal custody was awarded to the parents); is the parent who may decide issues regarding the disposition of the child's body, including autopsy, cremation, funeral arrangements, or anatomical gifts.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/11/2016