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MI HB5468

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

10/21/2021

Primary Sponsor

Mark Tisdel

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Replaces "shall" with "must" in sections describing funeral establishment management requirements
  • Requires funeral establishments to contain both a preparation room and a refrigeration unit with capacity for each deceased body housed at the facility
  • Allows funeral establishments to contract with an external facility within 25 miles for refrigeration instead of maintaining on-site equipment if that facility has adequate refrigeration
  • Mandates that deceased bodies be either embalmed or placed in refrigeration at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or colder within 24 hours of arrival at the funeral establishment
  • Takes effect January 1, 2022

Legislative Description

Cemeteries and funerals: other; requirement for funeral home facilities to have refrigeration on site; mandate. Amends sec. 1809 of 1980 PA 299 (MCL 339.1809).

Cemeteries and funerals: other

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/21/2021

10/26/2021

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Reform10/21/2021

Full Bill Text

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