When death occurs in an institution, the dead body may be delivered to an authorized person who has obtained a burial-transit permit prior to removal from the institution.
When death is caused by a reportable communicable disease in Category I, as defined by the rules and regulations of the Department for control of communicable diseases, the dead body shall be delivered to an authorized person only after suitable precautionary measures are taken, consistent with the regulations of the Department, to prevent the spread of infection.
10- 146 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 3