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This bill, effective January 30, 2028, amends existing laws to include "natural organic reduction" (NOR), a process for converting human remains into soil, alongside cremation and alkaline hydrolysis, as methods of disposition. It defines NOR as the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil and establishes "disposition facilities" as buildings or structures where cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction occurs. The bill updates regulations to ensure these new disposition methods are subject to the same licensing, inspection, and permit requirements as cremation, including the need for a cremation certificate, alkaline hydrolysis certificate, or natural organic reduction certificate from the state medical examiners' office before processing can begin, and mandates that disposition facilities cannot simultaneously process more than one human remain in the same chamber. Additionally, it updates fee structures for licenses related to disposition facilities and clarifies that disposition facilities must obtain necessary permits and consents before proceeding with any disposition method.

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