Montana § 50-16-712 Notification To Mortuary Personnel -- Exposure To Infectious Disease

Montana Statutes

§ 50-16-712 — Notification To Mortuary Personnel -- Exposure To Infectious Disease

Montana § 50-16-712

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 16HEALTH CARE INFORMATION

Part 7Report of Exposure to Infectious Disease

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Mont. Code Ann. § 50-16-712 (2026).

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50-16-712 . Notification to mortuary personnel -- exposure to infectious disease.

(1)A coroner, a health care facility, or a health care provider, as defined in 50-16-1003 , shall disclose information regarding the status of a deceased individual with regard to an infectious disease to personnel from a mortuary licensed under Title 37, chapter 19, at the time of transfer of the dead body or as soon after transfer as possible. The information must include whether the individual had an infectious disease at the time of death and the nature of the infectious disease.

(2)The mortuary personnel who receive the information provided in subsection (1) may not disclose the information except for purposes related directly to the preparation and disposition of the dead body.

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50-16-712 . Notification to mortuary personnel -- exposure to infectious disease. (1) A coroner, a health care facility, or a health care provider, as defined in 50-16-1003 , shall disclose information regarding the status of a deceased individual with regard to an infectious disease to personnel from a mortuary licensed under Title 37, chapter 19, at the time of transfer of the dead body or as soon after transfer as possible. The information must include whether the individual had an infectious disease at the time of death and the nature of the infectious disease.
(2) The mortuary personnel who receive the information provided in subsection (1) may not disclose the information except for purposes related directly to the preparation and disposition of the dead body.