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03/31/2020

Hospitals and COVID-19 Decedents

In response to expressed concerns regarding hospitals not providing notification to funeral directors of suspected COVID-19 positive remains, MFDA has been working directly with the Michigan Health and Hospital Association ("MHA").  They are informing their members of the importance of notifying funeral directors of COVID positive or potential COVID positive (PUI-person under investigation) decedents, and ensuring that those remains are properly identified regarding COVID positive status.

Additionally, MHA is reporting that some funeral homes are declining to remove remains if those remains are not double-bagged. Please know that there is currently no federal or state protocol requiring a second bag, but if funeral homes wish to supply their own, they are free to do so.

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