Maryland Health Occupations Section 7-411

      (a)      Before burial or interment, a mortician shall affix to the long bones of the deceased human body a plastic or metal identification tag.

      (b)      After cremation, a licensee shall ensure that a metal or plastic identification tag is placed in the cremains container.

      (c)      The identification tag shall contain:

            (1)      The name of the decedent;

            (2)      The Social Security number of the decedent;

            (3)      The decedent's date of birth; and

            (4)      The decedent's date of death.