Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
146 - OFFICE OF DATA, RESEARCH AND VITAL STATISTICS
Chapter 1 - TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE AND FINAL DISPOSITION OF DEAD BODIES
Section 146-1-5 - Disinterment

Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 146-1-5

Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024

A. Funeral Directors

Except as authorized by the Department, disinterment shall be made under the supervision of a funeral director who shall be responsible for the proper conduct of the disinterment and removal.

B. Transportation

Regulations for transportation of dead bodies apply to disinterred dead bodies.

C. Permit

1. Permit Required.
a. A burial-transit permit is required for disinterment and subsequent transport and disposition of a dead body.

b. A burial-transit permit is required for transport, removal, or disposition of a dead body stored in a vault for more than eight months, as specified in §6.

c. A burial-transit permit is required for disinterment and relocation within the same cemetery.

2. Issuing Clerk

A burial-transit permit for disinterment shall be issued by the clerk of the municipality where burial took place or where the dead body has been stored in a vault for more than eight months.

3. Retention of Copies

A copy of each burial-transit permit for disinterment shall be retained by the issuing clerk until a properly endorsed copy is received following final disposition, as specified in §2, sub-§ B. The unendorsed copy may then be destroyed.

4. Distribution of Copies after Endorsement

After endorsement as specified in §2 sub-§ B.1, copies of the burial- transit permit for disinterment shall be distributed as required by §2 sub-§ B.2.

5. Procedures for Use of Burial-Transit Permits for Disinterment

Except as specified in sub-§ C.1 through C.4 above, the disinterment permit is subject to all the rules governing the use of burial-transit permits set forth in §§2,3,4,6 and 7.

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