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Senate approves bill letting families fill limited death-certificate fields amid safety concerns
Summary
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 265 to allow families to designate a 'dispositioner' to complete the statistical portion of a death certificate; opponents raised public-safety and 24-hour disposition concerns but the Senate approved the measure 22–6 (final concurrence to the House pending).
The Utah Senate on Monday passed House Bill 265, which allows a family member or other designated person — called a "dispositioner" in the bill — to complete the statistical portion of a decedent's death certificate while leaving medical certification of cause of death unchanged. Sponsor Senator Robles said the change responds to requests from Native American communities and removes a middleman expense by permitting families to supply routine demographic information rather than requiring a funeral director to do so.
"We are just asking to allow a family or next of kin to act as a dispositioner," Senator Robles said, adding that…
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