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IN HB1100
Bill
Status
4/18/2019
Primary Sponsor
Robert Morris
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AI Summary
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Funeral licensees prohibited from accepting third-party life insurance assignment payments exceeding the contracted funeral expenses arranged by an authorizing agent, with exemption for funeral trust funds under IC 30-2-10 and IC 30-2-13
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"Human remains" defined as any part of a deceased human body in any stage of decomposition or preservation; crime renamed from "failure to report a dead body" to "failure to report the discovery or handling of human remains"
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Funeral directors added to the list of entities (alongside public safety officers, coroners, physicians, and 911 centers) who may receive reports of discovered human remains within 3 hours
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Coroners required to hold human remains until death investigations are concluded and must assist law enforcement in determining cause, manner, and mechanism of death
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Coroners required to notify decedent's next of kin in a timely manner and retain identification information (fingerprints, DNA, dental records) until next of kin is located, unless extraordinary circumstances prevent identification
Legislative Description
Funeral licensee, life insurance, and human remains. Prohibits a funeral licensee from accepting payment by assignment of third party life insurance proceeds for at-need funeral services performed for more than the amount of the contracted funeral expenses arranged for by an authorizing agent. Changes the name of the crime "failure to report a dead body" to "failure to report the discovery or handling of human remains". Adds funeral director to the list of entities who can receive reports regarding the discovery or handling of human remains. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall assist in determining the cause, manner, and mechanism of death in certain circumstances. Provides that a coroner shall hold human remains until the investigation of how the person died and the medical investigation of the cause of death are concluded. Provides that a coroner shall: (1) notify a decedent's next of kin in a timely manner in certain circumstances; and (2) retain certain information until a decedent's next of kin has been located.
Last Action
Public Law 47
4/18/2019