Opinion No.

The Honorable Jim Keet State Representative 10800 Financial Centre Parkway Suite 330 Little Rock, AR 72211

Dear Representative Keet:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the procedure which must be followed for home deaths. You note that many terminally ill patients choose to die in the comfort of their own home and that there is confusion in many areas of the state regarding this matter.

It is my understanding that the information sought pertains to the procedure for certifying the death and moving the body. Some funeral homes have indicated that they will not move the…