Section 216-RICR-10-10-1.25 - Permits for Burial-TransitA. A burial-transit permit shall be completed before a dead body can be cremated, buried, or removed from Rhode Island. The permit shall be made available for removal with the dead body except when:1. The funeral director, his/her duly authorized agent or person acting as such, has been told by the certifying physician that the death is not under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner, and that such certifying physician will complete the burial-transit permit and medical certification as required by these Regulations, prior to final disposition or removal of the dead body from Rhode Island; or2. The death is under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner who has authorized the funeral director to remove the dead body.B. The funeral director, his/her duly authorized agent or person acting as such, who first assumes the custody of a dead body shall prepare the burial-transit permit; such burial-transit permit shall be signed by the funeral director and by the certifying physician or medical examiner in accordance with §§ 1.18 and 1.19 of this Part.C. A burial-transit permit issued under the law of another State which accompanies a dead body brought into Rhode Island shall be authority for final disposition of the dead body in Rhode Island.D. The burial-transit permit shall accompany the dead body during transportation except for first removals within Rhode Island, as specified in § 1.25(A) of this Part.E. Burial-transit permits shall be presented to and shall be signed by the sexton or person in charge of the cemetery, crematory, or other place of final disposition of a dead body prior to disposal of the dead body.F. On or before the fifth (5th) day of each month, the sexton or other person in charge of the place of final disposition of a dead body shall transmit all burial-transit permits received during the prior month to the local registrar of the city or town in which the place of final disposition is located.G. Local registrars shall retain burial-transit permits for not less than five (5) years.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-10-10-1.25
Amended effective 3/31/2021