Preservation of dead bodies

(a) A dead body is not required to be embalmed. (b) A dead body that is not buried within forty-eight (48) hours after death shall either be embalmed or refrigerated. (c) Embalming or refrigeration is not required when a dead body is to be cremated within forty-eight (48) hours after death. Added by Act 2021, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. (a) A dead body is not required to be embalmed. (b) A dead body that is not buried within forty-eight (48) hours after death shall either be embalmed or refrigerated. (c) Embalming or refrigeration is not required when a dead body is to be cremated within forty-eight (48) hours after death. Added by Act 2021, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.