2018 Alaska Statutes
Title 13. Decedents' Estates, Guardianships, Transfers, Trusts, and Health Care Decisions
Chapter 75. Disposition of Human Remains
Sec. 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.
