New York § 1518 - 1518Crematory operations during emergency declaration
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 1518 — 1518Crematory operations during emergency declaration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1518. 1518Crematory 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. * NB There are 2 § 1518's
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What does New York Consolidated Laws § 1518 cover?
Section 1518 ("1518Crematory operations during emergency declaration") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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