Committee allows counties option to cremate indigent remains, requires coroner consultation
The committee passed a substitute for Senate Bill 37 to amend KRS 72.450 to let fiscal courts or other paying authorities choose cremation for indigent burials, and added a requirement to consult the county coroner. Jewish leaders told the committee they would offer to cover burial costs for indigent Jewish decedents.
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A committee substitute for Senate Bill 37 that would give fiscal courts and other local paying authorities the option to cremate the remains of indigent decedents cleared the committee after debate on religious, logistical and timing issues.
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