39-9304. RELEASE OF REMAINS FOR FINAL DISPOSITION. In every instance of fetal death involving miscarriage or stillbirth, the individual in charge of the institution where the bodily remains of the deceased unborn infant were expelled or extracted, or the individual’s designee, shall notify the mother or the mother’s authorized representative that the mother has a right to direct the receipt and disposition of her deceased unborn infant’s bodily remains. Upon request by the mother or her authorized representative, the institution shall make arrangements for the release of the bodily remains to the mother or her authorized representative for final disposition in accordance with applicable law.
History:
[39-9304, added 2016, ch. 368, sec. 1, p. 1079.]