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SCS/SB 186 - The act provides that a funeral establishment or coroner in possession of cremated remains is authorized to release the required information to the Department of Veterans Affairs or a veterans' service organization to obtain verification for eligibility of burial at a state or national veterans' cemetery. Upon verification, the funeral establishment or coroner may release the remains to a veterans' service organization. Ninety days before releasing the remains to a veterans' service organization the funeral establishment must comply with certain notification requirements. The act also specifies what information is required and defines veterans' service organization for the purposes of the act. The act limits liability for a funeral establishment, coroner, or veterans' service organization for actions stemming from final disposition of the remains when the establishment has followed proper notification procedures. JESSICA BAKER
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