Revision: April 14, 2022, 8:07 a.m.
Health and Human Services
April 13, 2022
2022-1522s
12/08
Amendment to HB 1320
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause the following and renumbering the original sections 1-2 to read as 2-3, respectively:
1 New Section; Embalmers and Funeral Directors; Deceased Human Bodies. Amend RSA 325 by inserting after section 40-a the following new section:
325:40-b Care of Deceased Human Bodies. If final disposition has not occurred within 48 hours after the funeral home obtains actual physical custody of the body, the body shall be embalmed or maintained at a temperature of under 40 degrees Fahrenheit or encased in a closed container with methods employed to prevent leakage.
2022-1522s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the prohibition against displaying a dead human body for longer than 24 hours unless such body is properly embalmed. The bill also provides that if final disposition of the body has not occurred with 48 hours after the funeral home obtains physical custody, the body must be embalmed, maintained at a temperature under 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or encased in a closed container.