194.375. Citation of law--definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Citation of law--definitions.

194.375. 1. Sections 194.375 to 194.390 shall be known and may becited as the "Disposition of Fetal Remains Act".

2. As used in sections 194.375 to 194.390, the following terms mean:

(1) "Final disposition", the burial, cremation, or other dispositionof the remains of a human fetus following a spontaneous fetal demiseoccurring after a gestation period of less than twenty completed weeks;

(2) "Remains of a human fetus", the fetal remains or fetal productsof conception of a mother after a miscarriage, regardless of thegestational age or whether the remains have been obtained by spontaneous oraccidental means.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1136)