Bereaved Parents Rights Act

This bill would add a requirement for hospitals and freestanding birth centers that take part in Medicare. When such a facility has custody of a fetus after a miscarriage or stillbirth, it would have to notify the parents, using a federal form, of their right to choose private or common burial, cremation, or disposal by the facility. The notice would be due within 6 hours or at discharge, whichever comes first. If a parent chooses burial or cremation in writing within 72 hours, the facility would have to follow the state's fetal death disposition options, and anyone harmed by a violation could sue in federal district court.

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Sponsors

• Roger Marshall Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors