Oregon Statutes - Chapter 432 - Vital Statistics - Section 432.317 - Report upon receipt of body or fetus; authorization for final disposition; rules.

(1) The funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner who first assumes possession of a dead body or fetus shall make a written report to the county registrar in the county in which death occurred or in which the body or fetus was found within 24 hours after taking possession of the body or fetus. The report shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics and in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Human Services.

(2) Prior to final disposition of the body, the funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner who first assumes custody of a dead body shall, prior to final disposition of the body, obtain written authorization for final disposition of the body from the physician, physician assistant practicing under the supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine under ORS chapter 677, certified nurse practitioner or medical examiner who certifies the cause of death as provided in ORS 432.307 (3) on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar. If the funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner is unable to obtain such written authorization prior to final disposition of the body, the practitioner or person, with the oral consent of the physician, the physician assistant, the nurse practitioner, the medical examiner or a licensed health professional authorized to give such consent on behalf of the physician or medical examiner who is responsible for certifying the cause of death, may authorize final disposition of the body on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar.

(3) Prior to final disposition of a fetus, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, the funeral service practitioner, the person in charge of the institution or other person assuming responsibility for final disposition of the fetus shall authorize final disposition of the fetus on a form prescribed and furnished or approved by the state registrar.

(4) With the consent of the physician, physician assistant practicing under the supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine under ORS chapter 677, nurse practitioner or medical examiner who is to certify the cause of death, a dead body may be moved from the place of death for the purpose of being prepared for final disposition.

(5) An authorization for final disposition issued under the laws of another state which accompanies a dead body or fetus brought into this state shall be authority for final disposition of the body or fetus in this state. Permits for transporting a body or fetus out of another state issued under the laws of another state shall be authority for transporting a body or fetus into Oregon.

(6) No sexton or other person in charge of any place in which interment or other disposition of dead bodies is made shall inter or allow interment or other disposition of a dead body or fetus unless it is accompanied by authorization for final disposition.

(7) Each person in charge of any place for final disposition shall include in the authorization the date of disposition and shall complete and return all authorizations to the county registrar within 10 days after the date of the disposition. When there is no person in charge of the place for final disposition, a responsible party other than the funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner shall complete and return the authorization to the county registrar within 10 days after the date of disposition.

(8) Authorization for disinterment and reinterment shall be required prior to disinterment of a dead body or fetus. The authorization shall be issued by the state registrar to a licensed funeral service practitioner or person acting as a funeral service practitioner, upon proper application.

(9) Prior to removing a dead body or fetus from the State of Oregon under ORS 692.270, a person acting as a funeral service practitioner as defined in ORS 432.005 (11)(b) shall submit a written notice of removal to the county registrar in the county in which death occurred or in which the body or fetus was found. The notice shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics and in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Human Services. A copy of the written notice of removal shall serve as a transit permit for the remains of the decedent named on the notice. [1963 c.200 §3; 1983 c.709 §16; 1985 c.207 §6; 1987 c.252 §9; 1989 c.669 §2; 1997 c.783 §31; 1999 c.724 §4; 2001 c.357 §3; 2003 c.104 §4]

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