{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2842-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §2842-A","heading":"Identification of dead human bodies with communicable diseases","body":"The department shall promulgate rules providing for notification to funeral directors or other authorized agents in charge of the disposition of dead human bodies in cases when the body has been diagnosed as having a communicable disease.\nNotification pursuant to this section is not a violation of this Title or Title 5, chapter 501.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH","PART 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS","CHAPTER 707: DEATHS AND BURIALS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec2842-A.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"bb97de8148f4b7dc335f31c51802cb4ac1f695215345967d659edadb1f06bd12","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2842","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2842-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}