politics

Rotting bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations

Font size+Author:Cultural Current news portalSource:opinions2024-05-07 18:08:57I want to comment(0)

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers passed a bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax funeral home overs

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers passed a bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax funeral home oversight, joining a second measure aimed at regulating the industry that passed last week. Both follow a series of horrific incidents, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies.

The cases have devastated hundreds of already grieving families and shed a glaring spotlight on the state’s funeral home regulations, some of the weakest in the nation. The bill passed Monday will head to Gov. Jared Polis’s desk after the House considers a minor change by the Senate.

The legislation would give regulators greater enforcement power over funeral homes and require the routine inspection of facilities including after one shutters. The second bill, which is already headed to the governors’ desk, would require funeral directors and other industry roles to be licensed. Those qualifications would include background checks, degrees in mortuary science, passage of a national examination and work experience.

Related articles
  • College protests: Columbia University cancels main commencement

    College protests: Columbia University cancels main commencement

    2024-05-07 17:57

  • In new movie, the South started the Korean War, as Pyongyang has always claimed — Radio Free Asia

    In new movie, the South started the Korean War, as Pyongyang has always claimed — Radio Free Asia

    2024-05-07 17:41

  • Chinese scientists precisely monitor solar radiation on Earth's surface

    Chinese scientists precisely monitor solar radiation on Earth's surface

    2024-05-07 16:45

  • China develops robot for cultural relics protection

    China develops robot for cultural relics protection

    2024-05-07 15:35

Netizen comments