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Expanding Cremation Options
This bill changes Indiana's laws about how human remains can be handled, adding a new method called alkaline hydrolysis to the definition of cremation.
What This Bill Does
- Adds alkaline hydrolysis as a way to dissolve human remains and calls it 'cremation'.
- Requires the state board of funeral and cemetery service to make rules for places that do alkaline hydrolysis.
- Allows people to choose alkaline hydrolysis when they plan their funeral or burial.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who want to decide how their remains are handled after death.
- Funeral homes and crematories that might offer new services.
Terms To Know
- Alkaline hydrolysis
- A process that uses water, heat, pressure, and chemicals to break down human remains into liquid and bone residue.
- Cremation
- The burning of a body after death. This bill now includes alkaline hydrolysis as part of cremation.
Limits and Unknowns
- It is not clear when the new rules for alkaline hydrolysis facilities will be made.
- This bill does not say how much it costs to use alkaline hydrolysis compared to traditional cremation or burial.