HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2378 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1989 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to death certificates. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden | Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | Daniel B. Winslow | 9th Norfolk | Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2378 FILED ON: 1/17/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1989 By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1989) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to death certificates. Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to death certificates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 46 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 28 after the word “disposition.”, the following:-
If the deceased has been cremated and such remains have been buried, the death certificate shall indicate both the crematory and the place of final disposition of such cremated remains, if available.
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