Changes to Existing Law

A funeral director, embalmer, or other person who removes from the place of death or transports or finally disposes of a dead body or fetus must, in addition to filing any certificate or other form required by this chapter, shall keep a record which shall of the death, if it occurred outside of this state. The record must identify the body, and shall on. On or before the fifth day of each month report, the record for the preceding month must be transmitted to the department all human bodies handled during the preceding month on a form provided for that purpose. If no death meeting the requirements of this section occurs in any given during the preceding month which requires a funeral director to keep a record pursuant to this section, the funeral director shall report, that fact must be reported to the department, on a form provided for that purpose. 14