N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law § 1518: Crematory operations during emergency declaration

* § 1518. Crematory operations during emergency declaration.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the duration of a

state or county disaster emergency declared pursuant to an executive

order, crematories located in any county of the state may provide

emergency transportation and disposition assistance in such instances

where the crematories in affected areas are inoperable or unable to

provide sufficient capacity for the disposition of human remains during

any period of the declared emergency. Such crematories electing to

provide emergency assistance shall contract for or otherwise utilize any

mode of transportation necessary to transport human remains from areas

of a declared emergency to other crematory operations within the state

with cremation capacity. Transportation and disposition of human remains

from such affected areas shall be conducted by any agent of the

regulated crematory and shall only be permitted with a cremation permit

required pursuant by section four thousand one hundred forty-five of the

public health law attesting to the permission for the cremation of the

deceased and their identity. In all instances of emergency crematory

operations, a fully executed cremation authorization form shall

accompany the human remains and provide the information necessary to

return the cremated remains to the individual authorizing such

cremation. Nothing in this section shall require a crematory to provide

such transportation or additional crematory resources if they are unable

to do so.

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