37.116.105    EXCEPTIONS

(1) The department or a local health officer may grant an exception to the provisions of:

(a) ARM 37.116.103(2) or 37.116.104(1) if such exception is requested prior to transportation of the dead human body and if such exception does not constitute a hazard to public health, create a public nuisance, or violate the provisions of Title 50, chapter 15, part 4, MCA;

(b) the requirement of ARM 37.116.102(3) for immediate cremation or burial if special circumstances exist that ensure protection against exposure to the disease in question.


History: 50-1-202, MCA; IMP, 50-1-202, MCA; NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1587, Eff. 6/13/80; TRANS & AMD, from DHES, 1999 MAR p. 345, Eff. 2/26/99.