HB1457-FN: relative to natural organic reduction of human remains.

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• 290 · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  esponsible for the operation of a natural organic reduction. XI. "Authorizing agent" means a person vested with the right to control the disposition of human remains pursuant to RSA 290. XII. "NOR delivery receipt form" means a form provided by a funeral establishment to a NOR facility to document the receipt of human remains by such authority for the purpose of NOR. XIII. “Reduced Remains receipt

• 310 · add · effective 2026-07-01

  ion would increase licensing, inspections, enforcement, and hearings before the board while also creating some processes that are inconsistent with the practices established under RSA 310. While the OPLC already has staff that handles licensing, inspections, enforcement, hearings, and rulemaking there is no way to determine how much the bill will increase expenditures based on those needs thus the finan

• 310:5 · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  uction authority is licensed in this state. IV. All fees collected by the office of professional licensure and certification under this chapter shall be deposited pursuant to RSA 310:5. 325-B:8 Inspection; Board; Duties; Authority for Appointments. I. The board, through the office of professional licensure and certification, shall at least once every 3 years inspect or provide for the inspect

• 325 · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  tificate” is a document created by the NOR facility certifying NOR has been completed on a specified deceased person. XV. "Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. XVI. "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. XVII. "Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o

• 325:2 · add · effective 2026-07-01

  rated conversion of human remains to soil, hereinafter referred to as NOR. II. "Board" means the state board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers established under RSA 325:2. III. "Disposition container" means a container in which human remains are placed and means a container made of wood, wicker, grass, cardboard, or other biodegradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool,

• 325:8-A · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  n General Court convened: 1 Short Title. This act may be known as and cited to as the "Live Free and Die Free Act." 2 Embalmers and Funeral Directors; Board Duty. Amend RSA 325:8-a to read as follows: 325:8-a Board Duty; Crematory Licensing; Natural Organic Reduction Facility Licensing. The board shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of RSA 325-A relative to the crematio

• 325-A · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  ad as follows: 325:8-a Board Duty; Crematory Licensing; Natural Organic Reduction Facility Licensing. The board shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of RSA 325-A relative to the cremation of human remains, and RSA 325-B, relative to natural organic reduction of human remains. 3 New Chapter; Natural Organic Reduction of Human Remains. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 325

• 325-A:15 · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  a misdemeanor or felony and which has a rational connection with the fitness or capacity of the NOR authority to operate a crematory; IV. Conviction of a violation pursuant to RSA 325-A:15; V. Obtaining a license as a NOR authority by false representation or fraud; VI. Misrepresentation or fraud in the operation of a NOR facility; or VII. Failure to allow access by an agent or employee of the boa

• 325-A:18- · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  ephone consultations-$25; death investigations involving an external examination of the body-$140, plus mileage at the state rate; pre-cremation examinations conducted pursuant to RSA 325-A:18-$50; pre-natural organic reduction examinations conducted pursuant to RSA 325-B:14-$60. 6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. LBA 26-2919 2/24/26 HB 1457-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY T

• 325-B · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  ; Natural Organic Reduction Facility Licensing. The board shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of RSA 325-A relative to the cremation of human remains, and RSA 325-B, relative to natural organic reduction of human remains. 3 New Chapter; Natural Organic Reduction of Human Remains. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 325-A the following new chapter: CHAPTER 325-B NATURAL OR

• 325-B:14- · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  the body-$140, plus mileage at the state rate; pre-cremation examinations conducted pursuant to RSA 325-A:18-$50; pre-natural organic reduction examinations conducted pursuant to RSA 325-B:14-$60. 6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. LBA 26-2919 2/24/26 HB 1457-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2026-0560h) AN ACT relative to natural organic reduction o

• 541-A · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  n application with the board at least 30 days prior to the designated date of such relocation. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as determined in rules adopted under RSA 541-A. II. A NOR authority desiring to change ownership of a NOR facility shall file a written application with the board at least 30 days prior to the designated date of such change. The application shall be accompani

• 5-C:68 · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  take precedence over any existing laws or rules that govern human remains that do not specifically address NOR. 4 Vital Records Administration; Burial Permit Procedures. Amend RSA 5-C:68 to read as follows: 5-C:68 Burial Permit Procedures. When a body is to be stored, the burial permit shall be completed by the cemetery sexton where the body is entombed and sent to the clerk of the town or city where

• 611-B:27 · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  o separate permit shall be required when transporting a body by common carrier or remains to his or her final disposition. 5 Assistant Deputy Medical Examiner Accounts. Amend RSA 611-B:27, I to read as follows: I. Assistant deputy medical examiners shall be paid at the following rates: telephone consultations-$25; death investigations involving an external examination of the body-$140, plus mileage

• 611-B:28 · add · effective 2026-07-01

  e, if requested, to the office of the chief medical examiner, accompanied by a $60 fee. The fee shall be deposited in the medico-legal investigative fund established pursuant to RSA 611-B:28. 325-B:15 Natural Organic Reduction Authority. I. A NOR authority upon receiving human remains shall sign a delivery receipt form and shall hold the human remains, prior to NOR, as provided in this section. The f

RSAs mentioned by this document

• RSA 5-C · VITAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
• RSA 290 · BURIALS AND DISINTERMENTS
• RSA 310 · OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
• RSA 325 · EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
• RSA 325-A · CREMATION OF HUMAN REMAINS
• RSA 541-A · ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
• RSA 611-B · OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
• RSA 310:5 · Administration of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification; Funding
• RSA 325:2 · Board
• RSA 325-A:15 · Acts Prohibited; Penalty
• RSA 325-A:18 · Medical Examiner's Certificate
• RSA 5-C:68 · Burial Permit Procedures
• RSA 611-B:27 · Assistant Deputy Medical Examiner Accounts
• RSA 611-B:28 · Medico-Legal Investigation Fund