Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 370
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/07/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Regulated Industries (Sachs) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsections (8) and (9) of section 382.002,
    6  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         382.002 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
    8         (8) “Final disposition” means the burial, interment,
    9  cremation, removal from the state, anatomical donation, or other
   10  authorized disposition of a dead body or a fetus as described in
   11  subsection (7). In the case of cremation, dispersion of ashes or
   12  cremation residue is considered to occur after final
   13  disposition; the cremation itself is considered final
   14  disposition. In the case of anatomical donation of a dead body,
   15  the donation itself is considered final disposition.
   16         (9) “Funeral director” means a licensed funeral director or
   17  direct disposer licensed pursuant to chapter 497 or other person
   18  who first assumes custody of or effects the final disposition of
   19  a dead body or a fetus as described in subsection (7).
   20         Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 382.006, Florida
   21  Statutes, is amended to read:
   22         382.006 Burial-transit permit.—
   23         (2) A burial-transit permit shall be issued by the
   24  department or the local registrar or subregistrar of the
   25  registration district in which the death occurred or the body
   26  was found. A burial-transit permit may shall not be issued:
   27         (a) Until a complete and satisfactory certificate of death
   28  or fetal death is has been filed in accordance with the
   29  requirements of this chapter and adopted rules, unless the
   30  funeral director provides adequate assurance that a complete and
   31  satisfactory certificate will be so registered.
   32         (b) Except under conditions prescribed by the department,
   33  if the death occurred from some disease that which is deemed
   34  held by the department to be infectious, contagious, or
   35  communicable and dangerous to the public health.
   36         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and subsections
   37  (3), (4), and (5) of section 382.008, Florida Statutes, are
   38  amended to read:
   39         382.008 Death and fetal death registration.—
   40         (2)(a) The funeral director who first assumes custody of a
   41  dead body or fetus shall file the certificate of death or fetal
   42  death. In the absence of the funeral director, the physician or
   43  other person in attendance at or after the death or the district
   44  medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred or
   45  the body was found shall file the certificate of death or fetal
   46  death. The person who files the certificate shall obtain
   47  personal data from the next of kin or the best qualified person
   48  or source available. The medical certification of cause of death
   49  shall be furnished to the funeral director, either in person or
   50  via certified mail or electronic transfer, by the physician or
   51  medical examiner responsible for furnishing such information.
   52  For fetal deaths, the physician, midwife, or hospital
   53  administrator shall provide any medical or health information to
   54  the funeral director within 72 hours after expulsion or
   55  extraction.
   56         (3) Within 72 hours after receipt of a death or fetal death
   57  certificate from the funeral director, the medical certification
   58  of cause of death shall be completed and made available to the
   59  funeral director by the decedent’s primary or attending
   60  physician in charge of the decedent’s care for the illness or
   61  condition which resulted in death, the physician in attendance
   62  at the time of death or fetal death or immediately before or
   63  after such death or fetal death, or, if s. 382.011 applies, the
   64  district medical examiner of the county in which the death
   65  occurred or the body was found if the provisions of s. 382.011
   66  apply. The primary or attending physician or medical examiner
   67  shall certify over his or her signature the cause of death to
   68  the best of his or her knowledge and belief. As used in this
   69  section, the term “primary or attending physician” means a
   70  physician who treated the decedent through examination, medical
   71  advice, or medication during the 12 months preceding the date of
   72  death.
   73         (a) The local registrar may grant the funeral director an
   74  extension of time upon a good and sufficient showing of any of
   75  the following conditions:
   76         1. An autopsy is pending.
   77         2. Toxicology, laboratory, or other diagnostic reports have
   78  not been completed.
   79         3. The identity of the decedent is unknown and further
   80  investigation or identification is required.
   81         (b) If the decedent’s primary or attending physician or
   82  district medical examiner of the county in which the death
   83  occurred or the body was found indicates has indicated that he
   84  or she will sign and complete the medical certification of cause
   85  of death, but will not be available until after the 5-day
   86  registration deadline, the local registrar may grant an
   87  extension of 5 days. If a further extension is required, the
   88  funeral director must provide written justification to the
   89  registrar.
   90         (4) If the department or local registrar grants has granted
   91  an extension of time to provide the medical certification of
   92  cause of death, the funeral director shall file a temporary
   93  certificate of death or fetal death which shall contain all
   94  available information, including the fact that the cause of
   95  death is pending. The decedent’s primary or attending physician
   96  or the district medical examiner of the county in which the
   97  death occurred or the body was found shall provide an estimated
   98  date for completion of the permanent certificate.
   99         (5) A permanent certificate of death or fetal death,
  100  containing the cause of death and any other information that
  101  which was previously unavailable, shall be registered as a
  102  replacement for the temporary certificate. The permanent
  103  certificate may also include corrected information if the items
  104  being corrected are noted on the back of the certificate and
  105  dated and signed by the funeral director, physician, or district
  106  medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred or
  107  the body was found, as appropriate.
  108         Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 382.011, Florida
  109  Statutes, is amended to read:
  110         382.011 Medical examiner determination of cause of death.—
  111         (1) In the case of any death or fetal death due to causes
  112  or conditions listed in s. 406.11, any or where the death that
  113  occurred more than 12 months 30 days after the decedent was last
  114  treated by a primary or attending physician as defined in s.
  115  382.008(3) unless the death was medically expected as certified
  116  by an attending physician, or any death for which where there is
  117  reason to believe that the death may have been due to an
  118  unlawful act or neglect, the funeral director or other person to
  119  whose attention the death may come shall refer the case to the
  120  district medical examiner of the county district in which the
  121  death occurred or the body was found for investigation and
  122  determination of the cause of death.
  123         Section 5. Section 406.49, Florida Statutes, is created in
  124  part II of chapter 406, Florida Statutes, to read:
  125         406.49 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
  126         (1) “Anatomical board” means the anatomical board of the
  127  state headquartered at the University of Florida Health Science
  128  Center.
  129         (2) “Cremated remains” has the same meaning as provided in
  130  s. 497.005.
  131         (3) “Final disposition” has the same meaning as provided in
  132  s. 497.005.
  133         (4) “Human remains” or “remains” has the same meaning as
  134  provided in s. 497.005.
  135         (5) “Indigent person” means a person whose family income
  136  does not exceed 100 percent of the current federal poverty
  137  guidelines prescribed for the family’s household size by the
  138  United States Department of Health and Human Services.
  139         (6) “Legally authorized person” has the same meaning as
  140  provided in s. 497.005.
  141         (7) “Nontransplant anatomical donation organization” means
  142  a tissue bank or other organization that facilitates
  143  nontransplant anatomical donation, including referral, obtaining
  144  informed consent or authorization, acquisition, traceability,
  145  transport, assessing donor acceptability, preparation,
  146  packaging, labeling, storage, release, evaluating intended use,
  147  distribution, and final disposition of nontransplant anatomical
  148  donations.
  149         (8) “Unclaimed remains” means human remains that are not
  150  claimed by a legally authorized person, other than a medical
  151  examiner or the board of county commissioners, for final
  152  disposition at the person’s expense.
  153         Section 6. Section 406.50, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  154  read:
  155         406.50 Unclaimed dead bodies or human remains; disposition,
  156  procedure.—
  157         (1) A person or entity that comes All public officers,
  158  agents, or employees of every county, city, village, town, or
  159  municipality and every person in charge of any prison, morgue,
  160  hospital, funeral parlor, or mortuary and all other persons
  161  coming into possession, charge, or control of unclaimed any dead
  162  human body or remains that which are unclaimed or which are
  163  required to be buried or cremated at public expense shall are
  164  hereby required to notify, immediately notify, the anatomical
  165  board, unless:
  166         (a) The unclaimed remains are decomposed or mutilated by
  167  wounds;
  168         (b) An autopsy is performed on the remains;
  169         (c) The remains contain whenever any such body, bodies, or
  170  remains come into its possession, charge, or control.
  171  Notification of the anatomical board is not required if the
  172  death was caused by crushing injury, the deceased had a
  173  contagious disease;
  174         (d) A legally authorized person, an autopsy was required to
  175  determine cause of death, the body was in a state of severe
  176  decomposition, or a family member objects to use of the remains
  177  body for medical education or and research; or
  178         (e) The deceased person was a veteran of the United States
  179  Armed Forces, United States Reserve Forces, or National Guard
  180  and is eligible for burial in a national cemetery or was the
  181  spouse or dependent child of a veteran eligible for burial in a
  182  national cemetery.
  183         (2)(1)Before the final disposition of unclaimed remains,
  184  the person or entity in charge or control of the dead body or
  185  human remains shall make a reasonable effort to determine:
  186         (a) Determine the identity of the deceased person and shall
  187  further make a reasonable effort to contact any relatives of the
  188  such deceased person.
  189         (b) Determine whether or not the deceased person is
  190  eligible under 38 C.F.R. s. 38.620 for entitled to burial in a
  191  national cemetery as a veteran of the armed forces and, if
  192  eligible so, to cause the deceased person’s remains or cremated
  193  remains to be delivered to a national cemetery shall make
  194  arrangements for such burial services in accordance with the
  195  provisions of 38 C.F.R.
  196  
  197  For purposes of this subsection, “a reasonable effort” includes
  198  contacting the National Cemetery Scheduling Office, the county
  199  veterans service office, or the regional office of the United
  200  States Department of Veterans Affairs.
  201         (3)(2)Unclaimed remains Such dead human bodies as
  202  described in this chapter shall be delivered to the anatomical
  203  board as soon as possible after death. When no family exists or
  204  is available, a funeral director licensed under chapter 497 may
  205  assume the responsibility of a legally authorized person and
  206  may, after 24 hours have elapsed since the time of death,
  207  authorize arterial embalming for the purposes of storage and
  208  delivery of unclaimed remains to the anatomical board. A funeral
  209  director licensed under chapter 497 is not liable for damages
  210  under this subsection.
  211         (4) The remains of a deceased person whose identity is not
  212  known may not be cremated, donated as an anatomical gift, buried
  213  at sea, or removed from the state.
  214         (5) If the anatomical board does not accept the unclaimed
  215  remains, the board of county commissioners or its designated
  216  county department of the county in which the death occurred or
  217  the remains were found may authorize and arrange for the burial
  218  or cremation of the entire remains. A board of county
  219  commissioners may by resolution or ordinance, in accordance with
  220  applicable laws and rules, prescribe policies and procedures for
  221  final disposition of unclaimed remains.
  222         (6)(3)This part does not Nothing herein shall affect the
  223  right of a medical examiner to hold human such dead body or
  224  remains for the purpose of investigating the cause of death or,
  225  nor shall this chapter affect the right of any court of
  226  competent jurisdiction to enter an order affecting the
  227  disposition of such body or remains.
  228         (4) In the event more than one legally authorized person
  229  claims a body for interment, the requests shall be prioritized
  230  in accordance with s. 732.103.
  231  
  232  For purposes of this chapter, the term “anatomical board” means
  233  the anatomical board of this state located at the University of
  234  Florida Health Science Center, and the term “unclaimed” means a
  235  dead body or human remains that is not claimed by a legally
  236  authorized person, as defined in s. 497.005, for interment at
  237  that person’s expense.
  238         Section 7. Section 406.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  239  read:
  240         406.51 Final disposition of unclaimed deceased veterans;
  241  contract requirements.—Any contract by a local governmental
  242  entity for the final disposition disposal of unclaimed human
  243  remains must provide for compliance with s. 406.50(2) 406.50(1)
  244  and require that the procedures in 38 C.F.R. s. 38.620, relating
  245  to disposition of unclaimed deceased veterans, are be followed.
  246         Section 8. Section 406.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  247  read:
  248         (Substantial rewording of section. See
  249         s. 406.52, F.S., for present text.)
  250         406.52 Retention of human remains before use; claim after
  251  delivery to anatomical board; procedures for unclaimed remains
  252  of indigent persons.—
  253         (1) The anatomical board shall keep in storage all human
  254  remains that it receives for at least 48 hours before allowing
  255  their use for medical education or research. Human remains may
  256  be embalmed when received. The anatomical board may, for any
  257  reason, refuse to accept unclaimed remains or the remains of an
  258  indigent person.
  259         (2) At any time before their use for medical education or
  260  research, human remains delivered to the anatomical board may be
  261  claimed by a legally authorized person. The anatomical board
  262  shall release the remains to the legally authorized person after
  263  payment of the anatomical board’s expenses incurred for
  264  transporting, embalming, and storing the remains.
  265         (3)(a) A board of county commissioners may by resolution or
  266  ordinance, in accordance with applicable laws and rules,
  267  prescribe policies and procedures for the burial or cremation of
  268  the entire unclaimed remains of an indigent person whose death
  269  occurred, or whose remains were found, in the county.
  270         (b) A person licensed under chapter 497 is not liable for
  271  any damages resulting from cremating or burying such human
  272  remains at the written direction of the board of county
  273  commissioners or its designee.
  274         Section 9. Section 406.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  275  read:
  276         (Substantial rewording of section. See
  277         s. 406.53, F.S., for present text.)
  278         406.53 Unclaimed remains of indigent person; exemption from
  279  notice to the anatomical board.—A board of county commissioners
  280  or its designated county department that receives a report of
  281  the unclaimed remains of an indigent person, notwithstanding s.
  282  406.50(1), is not required to notify the anatomical board of the
  283  remains if:
  284         (1) The indigent person’s remains are decomposed or
  285  mutilated by wounds or if an autopsy is performed on the
  286  remains;
  287         (2) A legally authorized person or a relative by blood or
  288  marriage claims the remains for final disposition at his or her
  289  expense or, if such relative or legally authorized person is
  290  also an indigent person, in a manner consistent with the
  291  policies and procedures of the board of county commissioners of
  292  the county in which the death occurred or the remains were
  293  found;
  294         (3) The deceased person was a veteran of the United States
  295  Armed Forces, United States Reserve Forces, or National Guard
  296  and is eligible for burial in a national cemetery or was the
  297  spouse or dependent child of a veteran eligible for burial in a
  298  national cemetery; or
  299         (4) A funeral director licensed under chapter 497 certifies
  300  that the anatomical board has been notified and either accepted
  301  or declined the remains.
  302         Section 10. Section 406.55, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  303  read:
  304         406.55 Contracts for delivery of human remains body after
  305  death prohibited.—The anatomical board may not enter is
  306  specifically prohibited from entering into any contract, oral or
  307  written, that provides for whereby any sum of money to shall be
  308  paid to any living person in exchange for which the delivery of
  309  that person’s remains body of said person shall be delivered to
  310  the anatomical board when the such living person dies.
  311         Section 11. Section 406.56, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  312  read:
  313         406.56 Acceptance of human remains bodies under will.—If
  314  any person being of sound mind executes shall execute a will
  315  leaving his or her remains body to the anatomical board for the
  316  advancement of medical education or research science and the
  317  such person dies within the geographical limits of the state,
  318  the anatomical board may is hereby empowered to accept and
  319  receive the person’s remains such body.
  320         Section 12. Section 406.57, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  321  read:
  322         406.57 Distribution of human remains dead bodies.—The
  323  anatomical board or its duly authorized agent shall take and
  324  receive human remains the bodies delivered to it as provided in
  325  under the provisions of this chapter and shall:
  326         (1) Distribute the remains them equitably to and among the
  327  medical and dental schools, teaching hospitals, medical
  328  institutions, and health-related teaching programs that require
  329  cadaveric material for study; or
  330         (2) Loan the remains same may be loaned for examination or
  331  study purposes to accredited colleges of mortuary science
  332  recognized associations of licensed embalmers or funeral
  333  directors, or medical or dental examining boards for educational
  334  or research purposes at the discretion of the anatomical board.
  335         Section 13. Section 406.58, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  336  read:
  337         406.58 Fees; authority to accept additional funds; annual
  338  audit.—
  339         (1) The anatomical board may:
  340         (a) Adopt is empowered to prescribe a schedule of fees to
  341  be collected from the institutions institution or association to
  342  which the human remains bodies, as described in this chapter,
  343  are distributed or loaned to defray the costs of obtaining and
  344  preparing the remains such bodies.
  345         (b)(2)The anatomical board is hereby empowered to Receive
  346  money from public or private sources, in addition to the fees
  347  collected from the institutions institution or association to
  348  which human remains the bodies are distributed, to be used to
  349  defray the costs of embalming, handling, shipping, storing,
  350  cremating, and otherwise storage, cremation, and other costs
  351  relating to the obtaining and using the remains. use of such
  352  bodies as described in this chapter; the anatomical board is
  353  empowered to
  354         (c) Pay or reimburse the reasonable expenses, as determined
  355  by the anatomical board, incurred by a funeral establishment or
  356  removal service licensed under chapter 497 for the removal,
  357  storage, and transportation any person delivering the bodies as
  358  described in this chapter to the anatomical board of unclaimed
  359  human remains. and is further empowered to
  360         (d) Enter into contracts and perform such other acts as are
  361  necessary for to the proper performance of its duties.;
  362         (2) The anatomical board shall keep a complete record of
  363  all fees and other financial transactions. The University of
  364  Florida shall conduct an audit of the financial records of the
  365  anatomical board at least once every 3 years or more frequently
  366  as the university deems necessary. Within 90 days after
  367  completing an audit, the university shall provide a copy of the
  368  audit to the Department of Financial Services. The university
  369  may contract with a licensed public accounting firm to provide
  370  for the audit, which firm may be paid from the fees collected by
  371  the of said anatomical board shall be kept and audited annually
  372  by the Department of Financial Services, and a report of such
  373  audit shall be made annually to the University of Florida.
  374         Section 14. Section 406.59, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  375  read:
  376         406.59 Institutions receiving human remains bodies.—A No
  377  university, school, college, teaching hospital, or institution
  378  may not, or association shall be allowed or permitted to receive
  379  any human remains from the anatomical board such body or bodies
  380  as described in this chapter until its facilities are have been
  381  inspected and approved by the anatomical board. Human remains
  382  All such bodies received by such university, school, college,
  383  teaching hospital, or institution may not, or association shall
  384  be used for any no other purpose other than the promotion of
  385  medical education or research science.
  386         Section 15. Section 406.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  387  read:
  388         406.60 Disposition of human remains bodies after use.—At
  389  any time When human remains any body or bodies or part or parts
  390  of any body or bodies, as described in this chapter, shall have
  391  been used for, and are not deemed of any no further value to,
  392  medical or dental education or research science, then the
  393  anatomical board or a cinerator facility licensed under chapter
  394  497 person or persons having charge of said body or parts of
  395  said body may dispose of the remains or any part thereof by
  396  cremation.
  397         Section 16. Section 406.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  398  read:
  399         406.61 Selling, buying, or conveying human remains bodies
  400  outside state prohibited; exceptions;, penalty.—
  401         (1)(a) The anatomical board may transport human remains
  402  outside the state for educational or scientific purposes. Any
  403  person who sells or buys any body or parts of bodies as
  404  described in this chapter or any person except a recognized
  405  Florida medical or dental school who transmits or conveys or
  406  causes to be transmitted or conveyed such body or parts of
  407  bodies to any place outside this state commits a misdemeanor of
  408  the first degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and
  409  775.083. However, This chapter does not prohibit the transport
  410  of anatomical board from transporting human remains, any part of
  411  such remains specimens outside the state for educational or
  412  scientific purposes or prohibit the transport of bodies, parts
  413  of bodies, or tissue specimens in furtherance of lawful
  414  examination, investigation, or autopsy conducted pursuant to s.
  415  406.11.
  416         (b) A Any person, institution, or organization that conveys
  417  human remains bodies or any part thereof parts of bodies into or
  418  outside out of the state for medical or dental education or
  419  research purposes must shall notify the anatomical board of such
  420  intent and receive approval from the board.
  421         (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a nontransplant
  422  anatomical donation organization accredited by the American
  423  Association of Tissue Banks may convey human remains or any part
  424  thereof into or outside the state for medical or dental
  425  education or research purposes without notifying or receiving
  426  approval from the anatomical board. Effective October 1, 2014, a
  427  nontransplant anatomical donation organization must be
  428  accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks.
  429         (d) A person who sells or buys human remains or any part
  430  thereof, or a person who transmits or conveys or causes to be
  431  transmitted or conveyed such remains or part thereof to any
  432  place outside this state, in violation of this section commits a
  433  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
  434  775.082 or s. 775.083. This paragraph does not apply to a
  435  recognized Florida medical or dental school.
  436         (2)(a) Human remains received in this state by the
  437  anatomical board or a nontransplant anatomical donation
  438  organization must be accompanied by the original burial-transit
  439  permit issued pursuant to s. 382.007. The remains may not be
  440  dissected, segmented, or disarticulated until the district
  441  medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred or
  442  the remains were found grants approval pursuant to s. 406.11.
  443         (b) A nontransplant anatomical donation organization must
  444  obtain specific written consent for the dissection,
  445  segmentation, or disarticulation of any part of the remains from
  446  a person who is authorized under s. 765.512 to give such
  447  consent. Such consent must expressly state that the remains may
  448  undergo long-term preservation or extensive preparation,
  449  including, but not limited to, removal of the head, arms, legs,
  450  hands, feet, spine, organs, tissues, or fluids.
  451         (3) A person, institution, or organization may not offer in
  452  exchange for human remains any monetary inducement or other
  453  valuable consideration, including goods or services, to a donor,
  454  a legally authorized person, the donor’s estate, or any other
  455  third party. As used in this subsection, the term “valuable
  456  consideration” does not include, and this subsection does not
  457  prohibit, payment or reimbursement of the reasonable costs
  458  associated with the removal, storage, and transportation of
  459  human remains, including payment or reimbursement of a funeral
  460  establishment or removal service licensed under chapter 497 or
  461  the reasonable costs after use, including payment or
  462  reimbursement for the disposition of human remains pursuant to
  463  s. 406.60.
  464         (4)(2)An Any entity accredited by the American Association
  465  of Museums may convey plastinated human remains bodies or any
  466  part thereof within, parts of bodies into, or outside out of the
  467  state for exhibition and public educational purposes without the
  468  consent of the anatomical board if the accredited entity:
  469         (a) Notifies the anatomical board of the conveyance and the
  470  duration and location of the exhibition at least 30 days before
  471  the intended conveyance.
  472         (b) Submits to the anatomical board a description of the
  473  remains bodies or any part thereof parts of bodies and the name
  474  and address of the company providing the remains bodies or any
  475  part thereof parts of bodies.
  476         (c) Submits to the anatomical board documentation that the
  477  remains or each part thereof body was donated by the decedent or
  478  his or her next of kin for purposes of plastination and public
  479  exhibition, or, in lieu of such documentation, an affidavit
  480  stating that the remains or each part thereof body was donated
  481  directly by the decedent or his or her next of kin for such
  482  purposes to the company providing the remains body and that such
  483  company has a donation form on file for the remains body.
  484         (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(c) and in lieu of the
  485  documentation or affidavit required under paragraph (2)(c), for
  486  a plastinated body that, before July 1, 2009, was exhibited in
  487  this state by any entity accredited by the American Association
  488  of Museums, such an accredited entity may submit an affidavit to
  489  the board stating that the body was legally acquired and that
  490  the company providing the body has acquisition documentation on
  491  file for the body. This subsection expires January 1, 2012.
  492         Section 17. Subsection (32) of section 497.005, Florida
  493  Statutes, is amended to read:
  494         497.005 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
  495         (32) “Final disposition” means the final disposal of a dead
  496  human body by earth interment, aboveground interment, cremation,
  497  burial at sea, anatomical donation, or delivery to a medical
  498  institution for lawful dissection if the medical institution or
  499  entity receiving the anatomical donation assumes responsibility
  500  for disposition after use pursuant to s. 406.60 disposal. The
  501  term “Final disposition” does not include the disposal or
  502  distribution of cremated remains and residue of cremated
  503  remains.
  504         Section 18. Section 497.382, Florida Statutes, is amended
  505  to read:
  506         497.382 Reports of cases embalmed and bodies handled.—
  507         (1) Each funeral establishment, direct disposal
  508  establishment, cinerator facility, and centralized embalming
  509  facility shall record monthly report on a form prescribed and
  510  furnished by the licensing authority the name of the deceased
  511  and such other information as may be required by rule with
  512  respect to each dead human body embalmed or otherwise handled by
  513  the establishment or facility. Such forms shall be signed
  514  monthly by the embalmer who performs the embalming, if the body
  515  is embalmed, and the funeral director in charge of the
  516  establishment or facility or by the direct disposer who disposes
  517  of the body and shall be maintained at the business premises of
  518  the establishment or facility for inspection by division staff.
  519  The licensing authority shall prescribe by rule the procedures
  520  for preparing and retaining in submitting such forms
  521  documentation. Reports required by this subsection shall be
  522  filed by the 20th day of each month for final dispositions
  523  handled the preceding month.
  524         (2) Funeral directors performing disinterments shall record
  525  monthly on the form specified in subsection (1) and pursuant to
  526  report, using a form and procedures prescribed specified by
  527  rule, the name of the deceased and such other information as may
  528  be required by rule with respect to each dead human body
  529  disinterred.
  530         Section 19. Subsection (2) of section 497.607, Florida
  531  Statutes, is amended to read:
  532         497.607 Cremation; procedure required.—
  533         (2)(a) With respect to any person who intends to provide
  534  for the cremation of the deceased, if, after a period of 120
  535  days from the time of cremation the cremated remains have not
  536  been claimed, the funeral or direct disposal establishment may
  537  dispose of the cremated remains. Such disposal shall include
  538  scattering them at sea or placing them in a licensed cemetery
  539  scattering garden or pond or in a church columbarium or
  540  otherwise disposing of the remains as provided by rule.
  541         (b) A reasonable effort shall be made before such disposal
  542  to determine whether the cremated remains are those of a veteran
  543  of the United States Armed Forces, United States Reserve Forces,
  544  or National Guard eligible for burial in a national cemetery or
  545  a spouse or dependent child of a veteran eligible for burial in
  546  a national cemetery.
  547         (c) If the unclaimed cremated remains are those of an
  548  eligible veteran or the spouse or dependent child of an eligible
  549  veteran, the funeral or direct disposal establishment shall
  550  arrange for the interment of the cremated remains in a national
  551  cemetery. A funeral or direct disposal establishment may use the
  552  assistance of a veterans’ service organization for this purpose.
  553  A funeral or direct disposal establishment or veterans’ service
  554  organization acting in good faith is not liable for any damages
  555  resulting from the release of required information to determine
  556  eligibility for interment.
  557         (d) This subsection does not require a funeral or direct
  558  disposal establishment to:
  559         1. Determine whether the cremated remains are those of a
  560  veteran if the funeral or direct disposal establishment is
  561  informed by a legally authorized person that the decedent was
  562  not a veteran.
  563         2. Relinquish possession of the cremated remains to a
  564  veterans’ service organization if the funeral or direct disposal
  565  establishment is informed by a legally authorized person that
  566  the decedent did not desire any funeral, ceremony, or interment
  567  related services recognizing the decedent’s service as a
  568  veteran.
  569         (e) For purposes of this subsection, the term:
  570         1. “Reasonable effort” includes contacting the National
  571  Cemetery Scheduling Office, the county veterans service office,
  572  the regional office of the United States Department of Veterans
  573  Affairs, or a veterans’ service organization.
  574         2. “Veterans’ service organization” means an association,
  575  corporation, or other entity that qualifies under s. 501(c)(3)
  576  or s. 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt
  577  organization, that is organized for the benefit of veterans’
  578  burial and interment, and that is recognized by the Memorial
  579  Affairs Division of the United States Department of Veterans
  580  Affairs. The term includes a member or employee of an eligible
  581  nonprofit veterans’ corporation, association, or entity that
  582  specifically assists in facilitating the identification,
  583  recovery, and interment of the unclaimed cremated remains of
  584  veterans.
  585         Section 20. Subsection (1) of section 765.513, Florida
  586  Statutes, is amended to read:
  587         765.513 Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be
  588  made.—
  589         (1) The following persons or entities may become donees of
  590  anatomical gifts of bodies or parts of them for the purposes
  591  stated:
  592         (a) Any procurement organization or accredited medical or
  593  dental school, college, or university for education, research,
  594  therapy, or transplantation.
  595         (b) Any individual specified by name for therapy or
  596  transplantation needed by him or her.
  597         (c) The anatomical board or a nontransplant anatomical
  598  donation organization, as defined in s. 406.49, for donation of
  599  the whole body for medical or dental education or research.
  600         Section 21. Section 406.54, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  601         Section 22. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.
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  604         And the title is amended as follows:
  605         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  606  and insert:
  607                        A bill to be entitled                      
  608         An act relating to disposition of human remains;
  609         amending s. 382.002, F.S.; revising definitions for
  610         purposes of the Florida Vital Statistics Act; amending
  611         s. 382.006, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Health
  612         to issue burial-transit permits; amending s. 382.008,
  613         F.S.; revising procedures for the registration of
  614         certificates of death or fetal death and the medical
  615         certification of causes of death; providing a
  616         definition; amending s. 382.011, F.S.; extending the
  617         time by which certain deaths must be referred to the
  618         medical examiner for investigation; creating s.
  619         406.49, F.S.; providing definitions; amending s.
  620         406.50, F.S.; revising procedures for the reporting
  621         and disposition of unclaimed remains; prohibiting
  622         certain uses or dispositions of the remains of
  623         deceased persons whose identities are not known;
  624         limiting the liability of licensed funeral directors
  625         who authorize the embalming of unclaimed remains under
  626         certain circumstances; amending s. 406.51, F.S.;
  627         requiring that local governmental contracts for the
  628         final disposition of unclaimed remains comply with
  629         certain federal regulations; amending s. 406.52, F.S.;
  630         revising procedures for the anatomical board’s
  631         retention of human remains before their use; providing
  632         for claims by, and the release of human remains to,
  633         legally authorized persons after payment of certain
  634         expenses; authorizing county ordinances or resolutions
  635         for the final disposition of the unclaimed remains of
  636         indigent persons; limiting the liability of certain
  637         licensed persons for cremating or burying human
  638         remains under certain circumstances; amending s.
  639         406.53, F.S.; revising exceptions from requirements
  640         for notice to the anatomical board of the death of
  641         indigent persons; deleting a requirement that the
  642         Department of Health assess fees for the burial of
  643         certain bodies; amending ss. 406.55, 406.56, and
  644         406.57, F.S.; conforming provisions; amending s.
  645         406.58, F.S.; requiring audits of the financial
  646         records of the anatomical board; conforming
  647         provisions; amending s. 406.59, F.S.; conforming
  648         provisions; amending s. 406.60, F.S.; authorizing
  649         certain facilities to dispose of human remains by
  650         cremation; amending s. 406.61, F.S.; revising
  651         provisions prohibiting the selling or buying of human
  652         remains or the transmitting or conveying of such
  653         remains outside the state; providing penalties;
  654         excepting accredited nontransplant anatomical donation
  655         organizations from requirements for the notification
  656         of and approval from the anatomical board for the
  657         conveyance of human remains for specified purposes;
  658         requiring that nontransplant anatomical donation
  659         organizations be accredited by a certain date;
  660         requiring that human remains received by the
  661         anatomical board be accompanied by a burial-transit
  662         permit; requiring approval by the medical examiner and
  663         consent of certain persons before the dissection,
  664         segmentation, or disarticulation of such remains;
  665         prohibiting the offer of any monetary inducement or
  666         other valuable consideration in exchange for human
  667         remains; providing a definition; deleting an expired
  668         provision; conforming provisions; amending s. 497.005,
  669         F.S.; revising a definition for purposes of the
  670         Florida Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act;
  671         amending s. 497.382, F.S.; revising certain reporting
  672         requirements for funeral establishments, direct
  673         disposal establishments, cinerator facilities, and
  674         centralized embalming facilities; amending s. 497.607,
  675         F.S.; providing requirements for the disposal of
  676         unclaimed cremated remains by funeral or direct
  677         disposal establishments; limiting the liability of
  678         funeral or direct disposal establishments and
  679         veterans’ service organizations related to the release
  680         of information required to determine the eligibility
  681         for interment in a national cemetery of the unclaimed
  682         cremated remains of a veteran; providing definitions;
  683         amending s. 765.513, F.S.; revising the list of donees
  684         who may accept anatomical gifts and the purposes for
  685         which such a gift may be used; repealing s. 406.54,
  686         F.S., relating to claims of bodies after delivery to
  687         the anatomical board; providing an effective date.