Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-1-3-.23 - Permits for Disposition, Disinterment and Reinterment
(1) Permits for Disposition of Human Remains.
(a) The local registrar shall make
arrangements to ensure that disposition permits may be issued 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. For this purpose, the local registrar may appoint local
persons or entities, including hospitals, hospices, and funeral homes, to serve
as deputy local registrars for the limited purpose of issuing disposition
permits in accordance with this Rule.
(b) A disposition permit shall not be issued
until the cause of death has been certified by a person authorized to do so
under DPH Rule
511-1-3-.19(5);
authorization has been given by the decedent's attending physician; or, with
regard to a body subject to inquiry under Title 45, Chapter 16, Article 2,
approval has been given by the county coroner or medical
examiner.
(2) Permits for
Disinterment and Reinterment.
(a) The local
registrar shall issue a permit for disinterment and reinterment of a dead body
or fetus, including interred cremains, upon receipt of proper application on a
form prescribed by the State Registrar, or upon receipt of an order of a court
of competent jurisdiction directing such disinterment.
(b) The local registrar may issue one permit
for disinterment and reinterment of all remains in a mass disinterment provided
that, insofar as possible, the remains of each body shall be identified and the
place of disinterment and reinterment specified.
(c) A permit for disinterment and reinterment
shall be permission for disinterment, transportation, and reinterment. When
disinterment and reinterment are in the same cemetery, a permit shall not be
required.
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