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==Removal of the body== | ==Removal of the body== | ||
Whether the death took place at home or | Whether the death took place at home or in hospital, arrangements must be made to remove the body. There are legal requirements as to who can remove the body, where it can be moved to, and who can authorize the removal. | ||
in hospital, arrangements must be made to | |||
remove the body. There are legal requirements | |||
as to who can remove the body, where it can be | |||
moved to, and who can authorize the removal. | |||
Only licensed funeral homes or those issued a | Only licensed funeral homes or those issued a permit by Consumer Protection BC may move a body. | ||
permit by Consumer Protection BC may move a | |||
body. | |||
A body can be moved only to a place of cremation | A body can be moved only to a place of cremation or burial, a place where a bereavement ceremony will be held, or a funeral home. | ||
or burial, a place where a bereavement ceremony | |||
will be held, or a funeral home. | |||
The removal must be authorized by a | The removal must be authorized by a representative or relative of the deceased according to a priority order set out under BC law. The priority order begins with the personal representative named in the deceased’s will, followed by the deceased’s spouse, adult children (in age descending order), adult grandchildren and so on. If the person at the top of the priority order is unavailable or unwilling to give instructions, the right to give instructions passes to the person who is next in priority. | ||
representative or relative of the deceased according to a priority order set out under BC | |||
law. The priority order begins with the personal | |||
representative named in the deceased’s will, | |||
followed by the deceased’s spouse, adult | |||
children (in age descending order), adult | |||
grandchildren and so on. If the person at the top | |||
of the priority order is unavailable or unwilling | |||
to give instructions, the right to give instructions | |||
passes to the person who is next in priority. | |||
The authorization to remove the body can be | The authorization to remove the body can be made by telephone. However, the funeral home must not dispose of the body until it receives written authorization from the representative of the deceased. | ||
made by telephone. However, the funeral home | |||
must not dispose of the body until it receives | |||
written authorization from the representative of | |||
the deceased. | |||
===Your loved one may have made arrangements=== | ===Your loved one may have made arrangements=== | ||
Your deceased loved one may have made | Your deceased loved one may have made arrangements with a funeral home, and may even have prepaid for services. They may have left instructions in a will. | ||
arrangements with a funeral home, and may | |||
even have prepaid for services. They may have | If prior arrangements have not been made, contact a funeral home. For information on funeral homes in your area, contact the BC Funeral Association at [http://www.bcfunerals.com/ www.bcfunerals.com] or 1-800-665-3899. | ||
left instructions in a will. | |||
If prior arrangements have not been made, | |||
contact a funeral home. For information on | |||
funeral homes in your area, contact the BC | |||
Funeral Association at [http://www.bcfunerals.com/ www.bcfunerals.com] or | |||
1-800-665-3899. | |||
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| text = If the deceased was a member of a memorial society, check with the funeral home to see if they have a contract with that society. If not, ask whether they will agree to provide services for the same cost as the memorial society.}} | | text = If the deceased was a member of a memorial society, check with the funeral home to see if they have a contract with that society. If not, ask whether they will agree to provide services for the same cost as the memorial society.}} | ||
===If the death happened at home=== | |||
If the death happened at home, call the funeral home when you are ready. It is not necessary to call immediately; take time to call the relatives and friends you want to be with you. | |||
If a “Notification of Expected Home Death” form has been completed, authorizing the funeral home to transport the body without pronouncement of death by a healthcare professional, you need to wait at least one hour after the breathing has stopped before calling the funeral home to remove the body | |||
== Death at home== | == Death at home== | ||
=== Expected death at home=== | === Expected death at home=== |