HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1480 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1545
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven M. Walsh
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the transporting of deceased persons.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Steven M. Walsh | 11th Essex | 1/20/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1480 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1545
By Mr. Walsh of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1545) of Steven M. Walsh regulating the transportation of deceased persons. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2180 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to the transporting of deceased persons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 4 of Chapter 38 of the General Laws, 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following two sentences after the phrase “tending to show the cause and circumstances of death.”:
“When transporting the body, the Medical Examiner, the Chief of Police of the city or town wherein the body lays, or any of their representatives must transport the body in a sealable plastic body bag. If any of the above listed parties are transporting a deceased person from a hospital, convalescent or nursing home, or any other medical facility that facility must have prepared the deceased for transportation in a sealable plastic body bag.”