Minnesota Legislature
HF 2469
1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/14/2016 04:46pm
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A bill for an act
relating to health; allowing funeral establishments with other establishment
locations to use one or more preparation and embalming rooms for all
establishment locations; amending 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 onenew text begin or morenew text end preparation
and embalming deleted text begin roomdeleted text end new text begin roomsnew text end for all establishment locations deleted text begin 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
compliesdeleted text end new text begin must complynew text end with the minimum standards in this section.
(b) deleted text begin 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.deleted text end new text begin The other establishment locations under paragraph (a)
that do not have actively licensed preparation and embalming rooms may still conduct
viewings, visitations, services, and holding of human remains while awaiting final
disposition and may not prepare or embalm a dead human body.
new text end