MI HB5076

Requires mortuary science licensees to obtain prior written consent from the decedent's next of kin or other legally authorized person before performing embalming

Mandates the consent form include a statement that participation in a donation program (for medical education, research, or transplantation) will not prevent funeral proceedings, viewings, or memorial services

Defines "donation program" as programs operated by or with medical schools, hospitals, or other entities authorized to receive anatomical gifts, whole bodies, organs, or tissues

Adds violation of the new embalming consent requirements to the list of offenses subject to penalties under the Occupational Code

Maintains existing exception allowing embalming without authorization if reasonable efforts to obtain consent were unsuccessful and more than 48 hours have elapsed since death