RS 40:1191.1 - Definitions

LA Rev Stat § 40:1191.1 (2018) (N/A)
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PART VI. DISPOSITION OF FETAL REMAINS

§1191.1. Definitions

As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Final disposition" means the burial, cremation, or other disposition of the remains of a human fetus following fetal death.

(2) "Health facility" means a facility licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health to provide health services.

(3) "Miscarried child" means the fetal remains resulting from a spontaneous fetal death that does not require compulsory registration pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:47.

Acts 2016, No. 59, §1, eff. May 10, 2016.