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BTP Created
HO who, finding the certificate of death is properly made out, shall issue a burial permit, which permit shall be valid in all parts of the state. -
Must Have Permit
It is unlawful for any undertaker, sexton, or other person to bury, cremate, or otherwise dispose of any human body until he has received a permit to do so from a health officer. -
Deaths reported to NEAREST Health Officer
Deaths reported to the nearest HO other than in the county where the death occurred, , said certificate of death shall be sent immediately for record by said health officer to the county health commissioner of the county wherein said death occurred. -
Ship-In
When death occurs outside this state, the BTP issued where the death occurred shall authorize transportation into this state, but must be indorsed by the health office having jurisdiction before final internment. -
A dead body shall not be disposed of or removed from the registration district until a permit has been issued by the health officer having jurisdiction.
A dead body shall not be disposed of or removed from the registration district until a permit has been issued by the health officer having jurisdiction. -
If a body is to be transported by common carrier, the permit shall be issued in duplicate, one copy being attached to the shipping box.
If a body is to be transported by common carrier, the permit shall be issued in duplicate, one copy being attached to the shipping box. -
Person in charge of internment shall obtain and enter on the certificate such personal data as my be required by the state board of health, from the persons best qualified to supply such data.
Person in charge of internment shall obtain and enter on the certificate such personal data as my be required by the state board of health, from the persons best qualified to supply such data. -
Funeral directors or persons in charge of interment shall file with the health officer having jurisdiction in which death occurred, a certificate of death and receive a permit prior to any disposition of the body.
Funeral directors or persons in charge of interment shall file with the health officer having jurisdiction in which death occurred, a certificate of death and receive a permit prior to any disposition of the body. -
The person in charge of internment shall present the death to the physician last in attendance upon the deceased, who shall certify the cause of death.
The person in charge of internment shall present the death to the physician last in attendance upon the deceased, who shall certify the cause of death. -
The LHO will issue a permit for the disposal of the body upon receipt of a properly executed certificate of death or stillbirth
The LHO will issue a permit for the disposal of the body upon receipt of a properly executed certificate of death or stillbirth -
Permit must be obtained prior to disposition or removing the body from the local heath jurisdiction in which the death occurred
Permit must be obtained prior to disposition or removing the body from the local heath jurisdiction in which the death occurred -
Provisional Certificate of Death introduced:
Allows for a provisional certificate of death to be used to obtain a BTP when authorized by regulation of the Indiana SBH