MI HB5663

Adds requirement that parents be provided an opportunity to elect final disposition of dead fetuses that have completed less than 20 weeks of gestation or weigh under 400 grams delivered or miscarried in an institution.

Clarifies that parents may direct final disposition of fetal remains by interment, cremation, or incineration as defined in the cemetery regulation act.

Requires funeral directors or persons assuming responsibility for fetal remains to obtain parental authorization on a form prescribed by the state registrar before final disposition.

Permits parents to direct final disposition through a funeral director, the institution where the fetus was delivered or miscarried, or an authorized agency to accept donated bodies or fetal remains.

Requires retention of final disposition permits for not less than 7 years and specifies that no religious service or ceremony is required for fetal remains disposition.