(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a funeral service establishment may not make or enforce a rule requiring that human remains be: (i) placed in a casket before cremation; or (ii) cremated in a casket. (b) A funeral service establishment may not refuse to accept human remains for cremation because they are not in a casket.

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a funeral service establishment may not make or enforce a rule requiring that human remains be: (i) placed in a casket before cremation; or (ii) cremated in a casket.

(i) placed in a casket before cremation; or

(ii) cremated in a casket.

(b) A funeral service establishment may not refuse to accept human remains for cremation because they are not in a casket.

(2) (a) Human remains must be delivered to a crematory in a casket or cremation container. (b) Human remains may not be removed from a casket or cremation container once delivered to the crematory, and the casket or cremation container shall be cremated with the human remains, unless: (i) the funeral service establishment has been provided with written instructions to the contrary by the authorizing agent; or (ii) the funeral service establishment does not accept metal caskets for cremation.

(a) Human remains must be delivered to a crematory in a casket or cremation container.

(b) Human remains may not be removed from a casket or cremation container once delivered to the crematory, and the casket or cremation container shall be cremated with the human remains, unless: (i) the funeral service establishment has been provided with written instructions to the contrary by the authorizing agent; or (ii) the funeral service establishment does not accept metal caskets for cremation.

(i) the funeral service establishment has been provided with written instructions to the contrary by the authorizing agent; or

(ii) the funeral service establishment does not accept metal caskets for cremation.