Bill Text: MA H2180 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulate the transportation of deceased persons
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
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
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��������������� 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.�
