West Virginia House Bill 2420 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-13 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to permit funeral directors to decide the type of services that will be rendered for the amount paid by the Department of Health and Human Resources for funeral expenses for indigent persons, including cremation. The bill requires a funeral director to make a reasonable effort to give notice to the next of kin if he or she elects to provide for the disposition of the human remains by cremation. The bill permits the funeral director to proceed with cremation only if the next of kin does not pay the difference between the cost of cremation and the cost of the type of service the next of kin desires. The bill requires a funeral director to execute an affidavit sets forth the efforts made to notify the next of kin concerning the intent to cremate the remains of an individual. The bill establishing a criminal penalty for making a false affidavit. The bill prohibits a cremation from taking place sooner than twenty-four hours after the funeral director has received a body.

Relating to funeral and cremation expenses for indigent persons

Del. David Perry [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-13	House	To House Health and Human Resources
2013-02-13	House	Introduced in House
2013-02-13	House	To Health and Human Resources then Finance
2013-02-13	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
9	5	18	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2420&year=2013&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2420%20intr.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=2420