STATE OF NEW YORK
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. BING, SPANO, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. BOYLAND, COOK, HOOPER, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing for
disposition of human remains by the process of alkaline hydrolysis
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2 4204 to read as follows:
3 § 4204. Alkaline hydrolysis; disposition of remains. 1. Alkaline
4 hydrolysis means the reduction of cadavers or human remains to essential
5 elements through exposure to a combination of heat, pressure and alkali.
6 2. An institution authorized by article forty-two or forty-three of
7 this chapter to receive unclaimed cadavers or anatomical gifts, notwith-
8 standing any other provision of law, may dispose of the cadavers or
9 dissected remains of such cadavers after the completion of such
10 research, study or anatomical instruction thereon by the process of
11 alkaline hydrolysis; provided, however, that the process of alkaline
12 hydrolysis shall be performed only in a system which the commissioner
13 determines protects health, safety and the environment. Any bone shadows
14 must be decently buried or handled as if they were cremains.
15 3. The commissioner may adopt and amend rules and regulations, as
16 needed, to implement the use of alkaline hydrolysis in the disposition
17 of remains.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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