Bill > SB0544

This bill adds a new article 18A to 1980 PA 299 to regulate refrigeration facilities that store dead human bodies and removal services that transport dead human bodies. Key provisions include: - Requiring refrigeration facilities to obtain a license and meet certain requirements, such as having a manager who is a licensed mortuary science practitioner. - Requiring removal services to obtain a certificate of registration and use vehicles that meet specified safety and sanitation standards. - Restricting who refrigeration facilities and removal services can contract with to transport or store dead human bodies. - Establishing requirements for how dead human bodies must be handled and stored at refrigeration facilities. - Giving the state department authority to inspect facilities and vehicles, and to promulgate rules to implement the new regulations. The bill does not take effect unless a related Senate Bill (No. 545) is also enacted into law.