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RSA 325-A:18 · Medical Examiner's Certificate

Title
XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter
325-A · CREMATION OF HUMAN REMAINS
Status
current
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325-A:18 Medical Examiner's Certificate. –

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I.

The body of a deceased person shall not be cremated within 48 hours after his or her decease unless he or she died of a contagious or infectious disease. If the death occurred within the state, the body shall not be cremated by the crematory authority until the crematory authority has received the certificate of burial permit required by law before burial, and a certificate from a medical examiner that he or she has made personal inquiry into the cause and manner of death, and is of the opinion that no further examination or judicial inquiry concerning the same is necessary. If the death occurred within the state but the body is being transferred out of state for cremation, the transfer shall not occur until the medical examiner has conducted such an inquiry and has issued a certificate. If the death occurs without the state, the reception and cremation of the body of a deceased person shall be governed by rules adopted by the board after consultation with the chief medical examiner.

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II.

The crematory authority shall forward a copy of the cremation certificate 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. Source. 2006, 288:2. 2007, 324:16. 2008, 197:1, eff. June 11, 2008. 2025, 90:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 2006, 288:2. 2007, 324:16. 2008, 197:1, eff. June 11, 2008. 2025, 90:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2025.

Source history

  • 2006, 288:2
  • 2007, 324:16
  • 2008, 197:1, eff. June 11, 2008
  • 2025, 90:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2025

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  • 2026 HB1457 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

  • 2026 HB1457 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

  • 2026 HB1457-FN 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

  • 2026 HB1457-FN 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

  • 2026 SB53 reference · effective 2025-07-01

    of the town or city to use as the permit for final disposition. When the body is to be cremated, at least 48 hours shall elapse before cremation can take place in accordance with RSA 325-A and a separate cremation certificate shall be obtained from the medical examiner and submitted to the crematory with the burial permit pursuant to RSA 325-A. When the body is to be disposed by natural organic reduction

  • 2026 SB53 reference · effective 2025-07-01

    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, 2025. LBA 25-1045 12/27/24 SB 53-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED

  • 2026 SB53-FN reference

    of the town or city to use as the permit for final disposition. When the body is to be cremated, at least 48 hours shall elapse before cremation can take place in accordance with RSA 325-A and a separate cremation certificate shall be obtained from the medical examiner and submitted to the crematory with the burial permit pursuant to RSA 325-A. When the body is to be disposed by natural organic reduction

  • 2026 SB53-FN reference

    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, 2025. LBA 25-1045 12/27/24 SB 53-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED