HF2509 Summary

• Authorizes transfer care specialists to remove dead human bodies from the place of death under direct supervision of a licensed mortician, with registration required by the commissioner of health.

• Requires transfer care specialists to complete a minimum seven-hour training program covering ethical care procedures, health and safety concerns, universal precautions, and relevant state and federal laws related to deceased person transport.

• Mandates three hours of annual continuing education for transfer care specialists and establishes that registrations are valid for one calendar year (January 1 - December 31) with non-prorated fees.

• Specifies that transfer care specialists must be employees of a licensed funeral establishment, with each licensed mortician able to supervise up to four transfer care specialists at any one time.

• Adds registration and disciplinary provisions for transfer care specialists throughout mortuary science regulations, including requirements to comply with universal precautions, prohibitions on unprofessional conduct, and certificate of removal procedures; establishes a new mortuary science fee for transfer care specialist registration and renewal.