If the person who has custody and control of the remains of a deceased person pursuant to section 45a-318 requests the disposal of the deceased person's body by cremation or if the deceased person had executed a cremation authorization document in accordance with the provisions of section 45a-318, the funeral director shall complete a written form containing the following information: (1) The name and address of the funeral service business that is responsible for the disposal of the deceased person's body; (2) the name of the deceased person; (3) the place and time of the cremation; (4) the name of the licensed funeral director or embalmer; (5) the name and address of the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person; (6) a summary of the disposition, in accordance with section 20-230d, of the cremated remains, if unclaimed; and (7) a statement indicating the disposition of the cremated remains requested by the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person or a statement indicating that the deceased person had executed a cremation authorization document in accordance with the provisions of section 45a-318. The written form shall be signed and dated by the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person and by the funeral director. A copy of the signed form shall be provided to the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person. The original signed form shall be maintained at the funeral service business, as required by section 20-222, for not less than six years from the date on which such form is signed by the person who has custody and control of the remains of the deceased person.
(P.A. 05-81, S. 1; P.A. 06-196, S. 250; P.A. 12-36, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 05-81 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 12-36 replaced provision requiring retention of original form at the funeral service business for 20 years with provision requiring maintenance of original form at the funeral service business, as required by Sec. 20-222, for 6 years.
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