Bill Text: MA H2180 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulate the transportation of deceased persons
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-23 - Read second, amended and ordered to a third reading [H2180 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2180-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven M. Walsh
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the transporting of deceased persons.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2278 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the transporting of deceased persons.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 4 of Chapter 38 of the General Laws, 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following two sentences after the phrase “tending to show the cause and circumstances of death.”:
“When transporting the body, the Medical Examiner, the Chief of Police of the city or town wherein the body lays, or any of their representatives must transport the body in a sealable plastic body bag. If any of the above listed parties are transporting a deceased person from a hospital, convalescent or nursing home, or any other medical facility that facility must have prepared the deceased for transportation in a sealable plastic body bag.”
