2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
§ 7-411 - Identification tag
§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.
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