Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 13.75.190 - Definitions In this chapter,
(1) "control" means the authority to control disposition;(2) "directions" means(A) instructions for the disposition of a person's remains;(B) the appointment of an agent to handle the disposition of a person's remains; or(C) both (A) and (B) of this paragraph;(3) "disposition" means disposition of a decedent's remains, including cremation, but does not include an anatomical gift; in this paragraph, "anatomical gift" has the meaning given in AS 13.52.390;(4) "disposition document" means a disposition document authorized by AS 13.75.010(A) in which a person provides directions regarding the disposition of the person's remains; and(B) that complies with AS 13.75.030;(5) "disposition organization" means (A) a cemetery association formed under AS 10.30.010;(B) a nonprofit cemetery corporation authorized by AS 10.30.055;(C) a person operating a crematory;(D) a person operating a columbarium;(E) a funeral home or other type of funeral establishment;(F) a funeral director or an embalmer.Added by SLA 2013, ch. 45,sec. 36, eff. 9/9/2013.