2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 413 - Oregon Health Authority
Section 413.195 - Disclosure of information about cremated or reduced remains.

(a) "Family member" means any individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to a person whose cremated or reduced remains are in the possession of the Oregon Health Authority.
(b) "Reduced remains" means the remains of a human body after completion of an authorized process for reducing human remains. Authorized processes for reducing human remains include alkaline hydrolysis, natural organic reduction and any other alternative process authorized by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority shall disclose to the general public the name and the dates of birth and death of a person whose cremated or reduced remains are in the possession of the authority for the purpose of:
(a) Giving a family member of the person an opportunity to claim the cremated or reduced remains; or
(b) Creating a memorial for those persons whose cremated or reduced remains are not claimed.
(3) If an individual contacts the authority to determine whether the authority is in possession of the cremated or reduced remains of a family member of the individual and the authority determines that the authority is in possession of the cremated or reduced remains, the authority shall disclose to the individual that the authority is in possession of the cremated or reduced remains and offer the individual the opportunity to claim the remains. [Formerly 413.850; 2021 c.296 §29]
Note: The amendments to 413.195 by section 29, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 33, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience. (1) As used in this section, "family member" means any individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to a person whose cremated remains are in the possession of the Oregon Health Authority.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority shall disclose to the general public the name and the dates of birth and death of a person whose cremated remains are in the possession of the authority for the purpose of:
(a) Giving a family member of the person an opportunity to claim the cremated remains; or
(b) Creating a memorial for those persons whose cremated remains are not claimed.
(3) If an individual contacts the authority to determine whether the authority is in possession of the cremated remains of a family member of the individual and the authority determines that the authority is in possession of the cremated remains, the authority shall disclose to the individual that the authority is in possession of the cremated remains and offer the individual the opportunity to claim the remains.
Note: See second note under 413.161.

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