HF 2469

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/08/2016 04:20pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; exempting certain funeral establishments from minimum
requirements for preparation and embalming rooms; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 149A.92, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes
2015 Supplement, section 149A.92, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 149A.92, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Establishment update.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 11, a
funeral establishment with other establishment locations that uses one preparation and
embalming room for all establishment locations has until July 1, 2017, to bring the other
establishment locations that are not used for preparation or embalming into compliance
with this section so long as the preparation and embalming room that is used complies
with the minimum standards in this section.

(b) At the time that ownership of a funeral establishment changes, the physical
location of the establishment changes, or the building housing the funeral establishment or
business space of the establishment is remodeled the existing preparation and embalming
room must be brought into compliance with the minimum standards in this section and in
accordance with subdivision 11.

new text begin (c) This subdivision does not apply to a funeral establishment governed by
subdivision 1a.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 149A.92, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Exemption. new text end

new text begin A funeral establishment having a preparation and embalming
room that has not been used for the preparation or embalming of a dead human body in the
12 calendar months prior to July 1, 1997, is exempt from the minimum requirements in
subdivisions 2 to 6 until one or more of the criteria in paragraph (b) is met.
new text end

new text begin (b) At the time that ownership of a funeral establishment changes, the physical
location of the establishment changes, or the building housing the funeral establishment or
business space of the establishment is remodeled, the existing preparation and embalming
room must be brought into compliance with the minimum standards in this section.
new text end