(1) As used in this section, “fetal remains” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-101.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-9-619

  • Cremation: means the technical process, using direct flame and heat, or a chemical process, that reduces human remains to bone fragments through heat and evaporation, or a chemical process, and includes the processing and usually the pulverization of the bone fragments. See Utah Code 58-9-102
  • Disposition: means the final disposal of a dead human body by:
         (16)(a) earth interment;
         (16)(b) above ground burial;
         (16)(c) cremation;
         (16)(d) calcination;
         (16)(e) alkaline hydrolysis;
         (16)(f) burial at sea;
         (16)(g) delivery to a medical institution; or
         (16)(h) other lawful means. See Utah Code 58-9-102
  • Funeral service establishment: includes :
              (21)(b)(i) all portions of the business premises and all tools, instruments, and supplies used in the preparation and embalming of dead human bodies for burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, and final disposition as defined by division rule; and
              (21)(b)(ii) a facility used by the business in which funeral services may be conducted. See Utah Code 58-9-102
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, a funeral service establishment:

     (2)(a) is exempt from any requirement to name the miscarried fetus or the aborted fetus:

          (2)(a)(i) for the purpose of identifying the fetal remains; or
          (2)(a)(ii) for any record keeping requirements under this chapter; and
     (2)(b) is not required to obtain a death certificate or fetal death certificate for the cremation or disposition of fetal remains that are less than 20 weeks in gestational age.