Sec. 2836.
(1) All fetal remains resulting from abortions shall be disposed of by interment or cremation as those terms are defined in section 2 of the cemetery regulation act, 1968 PA 251, MCL 456.522, or by incineration by a person other than a cemetery registered under the cemetery regulation act, 1968 PA 251, MCL 456.521 to 456.543. Unless the mother has provided written consent for research on the fetal remains under section 2688, a physician who performs an abortion shall arrange for the final disposition of the fetal remains resulting from the abortion. Disposal of fetal remains resulting from an abortion may occur without the supervision of a funeral director.
(2) This section does not require a physician to discuss the final disposition of the fetal remains with the mother before performing the abortion, nor does it require a physician to obtain authorization from the mother for the final disposition of the fetal remains upon completion of the abortion.
History: Add. 2012, Act 499, Eff. Mar. 31, 2013 Popular Name: Act 368
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 368 of 1978 - Public Health Code (333.1101 - 333.25211)
Article 2 - Administration (333.2201...333.3625)
368-1978-2-28 - Part 28 Vital Records (333.2801...333.2899)
Section 333.2803 - Definitions; a to F.
Section 333.2804 - Definitions; I to R.
Section 333.2805 - Definitions; S to V.
Section 333.2811 - Form and Content of Vital Records and Certificates.
Section 333.2814 - City Clerk or City Department as Local Registrar; Rules.
Section 333.2815 - Local Registrar; Duties.
Section 333.2823 - Registration of Live Birth Occurring in Moving Conveyance.
Section 333.2831 - New Certificate of Birth; Establishment; Requirements.
Section 333.2836 - Disposal of Fetal Remains.
Section 333.2837 - Physical Complication or Death Resulting From Abortion; Report.
Section 333.2842 - Death Registration; Death Occurring in Moving Conveyance.
Section 333.2851 - Permit Request for Disinterment of Dead Human Body.
Section 333.2871 - Amendment of Certificate or Record; Procedures; Requirements; Rules.
Section 333.2876 - Preservation of Vital Records and Vital Statistics; Procedures.
Section 333.2885 - Transmission of Vital Records to Library of Michigan.
Section 333.2886 - Certified Copies Considered Same as Original; Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 333.2894 - Prohibited Conduct.
Section 333.2895 - Inspection or Copying of Information Contained in System of Vital Statistics.
Section 333.2896 - Rules; Minimum Requirements.
Section 333.2898 - Violation; Penalty.
Section 333.2899 - Reporting Violation; Statement; Initiation of Proceedings.