20 CAR § 1-703 – Disposition of dead bodies or fetuses

(a)
1. (1) Disposition of dead bodies or fetuses shall be by burial in a registered cemetery or by cremation.
2. (2) Hospitals may dispose of dead fetuses by incineration.
(b) The death and fetal death certificates shall be certified by the physician, coroner, or medical examiner before cremation or hospital disposal takes place.
(c) Dead bodies or fetuses may be donated to medical schools for research purposes.