Rule 511-1-3-.23 - Permits for Disposition, Disinterment and Reinterment(1) Permits for Disposition of Human Remains. (a) The local registrar shall make arrangements to ensure that disposition permits may be issued 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For this purpose, the local registrar may appoint local persons or entities, including hospitals, hospices, and funeral homes, to serve as deputy local registrars for the limited purpose of issuing disposition permits in accordance with this Rule.(b) A disposition permit shall not be issued until the cause of death has been certified by a person authorized to do so under DPH Rule 511-1-3-.19(5); authorization has been given by the decedent's attending physician; or, with regard to a body subject to inquiry under Title 45, Chapter 16, Article 2, approval has been given by the county coroner or medical examiner.(2) Permits for Disinterment and Reinterment.(a) The local registrar shall issue a permit for disinterment and reinterment of a dead body or fetus, including interred cremains, upon receipt of proper application on a form prescribed by the State Registrar, or upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing such disinterment.(b) The local registrar may issue one permit for disinterment and reinterment of all remains in a mass disinterment provided that, insofar as possible, the remains of each body shall be identified and the place of disinterment and reinterment specified.(c) A permit for disinterment and reinterment shall be permission for disinterment, transportation, and reinterment. When disinterment and reinterment are in the same cemetery, a permit shall not be required.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-1-3-.23
O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2A-6, 31-10-3.
Original Rule entitled "Permits for Disposition, Disinterment and Reinterment" adopted. F. Sep. 20, 2013; eff. Oct. 10, 2013.Amended: F. Oct. 25, 2017; eff. Nov. 14, 2017.Amended: F. Sep. 6, 2019; eff. Oct. 7, 2019, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. May 24, 2021; eff. June 23, 2021, as specified by the Agency.