§ 5-506. Control of body by health officer

MD Health-Gen Code § 5-506 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A health officer may take control of a body that is being kept in a room where an individual lives and that is in a condition that endangers an individual in the house where the body is kept if:

(1)    At least 3 individuals living near the house or a physician asks the health officer, in writing, to order final disposition of the body;

(2)    The health officer issues an order for final disposition, within a time period stated in the order; and

(3)    Final disposition of the body is not made within that time.

(b)    A person may not obstruct the carrying out of an order of a health officer under this section.