Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 130.000 - Hospital Licensure
Subpart C - SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS: IN GENERAL
Section 130.395 - Disposition of Remains Following the Death of a Fetus
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 130.000 MA Code of Regs 130.395
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) Hospitals shall have a written policy concerning disposition of remains of a fetus following the death of a fetus (other than by abortion) irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy.
(B) Hospitals shall have a written protocol that provides that following the death of a fetus (other than by abortion), and irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, the parent is informed:
(1) of the availability of
counseling, and how to access these services;
(2) of the parent's right to direct either
burial, entombment, or cremation or disposal of the remains by the
hospital;
(3) in writing, that
disposal of the remains by the hospital will be in conformance with state law
and (105 CMR 480.000:
Minimum Requirements for the Management of Medical or Biological Waste
(State Sanitary Code Chapter VIII); and
(4) of the availability of a written
description of the hospital's policy with respect to the disposition of the
remains.
(C) For the purposes of 105 CMR 130.395, fetus shall mean fetus or an embryo.
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