Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent [HB-1229]
[Public Health ]
Clarifying that a certain document through the execution of which a certain individual may decide the disposition of the individual's own body without certain consent includes a document designating a person to act as an authorizing agent; providing that an authorizing agent is bound by certain documents in making certain decisions; and clarifying the order of priority of persons that have the right to serve as the authorizing agent for a decedent.
HB-1229: Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 450 on 05/08/2020
Transport of a Body After Anatomical Gift - Fees - Prohibition [SB-917]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting certain entities that provide certain services for the transportation of a body from charging a fee to certain individuals if the body has undergone a procedure to provide an anatomical gift and the deceased's custodian is indigent or medically indigent; and prohibiting a unit of State government that provides services for the transportation of a body under certain circumstances from charging a fee.
SB-917: Transport of a Body After Anatomical Gift - Fees - Prohibition
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2020
Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent [SB-528]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Clarifying that a certain document through the execution of which a certain individual may decide the disposition of the individual's own body without certain consent includes a document designating a person to act as an authorizing agent; providing that an authorizing agent is bound by certain documents in making certain decisions; and clarifying the order of priority of persons that have the right to serve as the authorizing agent for a decedent.
SB-528: Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 451 on 05/08/2020
Funeral Establishments and Crematories - Unclaimed Cremains of Veterans - Notification, Disposition, and Reporting [SB-84]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Specifying that the purpose for which licensed funeral establishments and holders of certain permits are authorized to transfer unclaimed cremains of a veteran or an eligible dependent to a veterans service organization under certain circumstances is for the appropriate disposition of the cremains; requiring a funeral establishment or crematory to transfer certain cremains to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of the appropriate disposition of the cremains; etc.
SB-84: Funeral Establishments and Crematories - Unclaimed Cremains of Veterans - Notification, Disposition, and Reporting
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2020