La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXVII-113

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXXVII-113 - Right of Care of Remains

A. A funeral establishment, its employees, and licensees shall not respond to a death call unless properly contacted and requested.

B. When determining the right of care of remains the funeral establishment shall look to the provisions of R.S. 8:655 as a guideline to determine the order of preference in dealing with representatives of the deceased for interment and/or the provisions of R.S. 37:876 as a guideline as it relates to cremation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXVII-113

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, LR 19:1423 (November 1993), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, LR 30:2819 (December 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:840.