b. Cadavers containing large amount of radioactive isotopes should be labelled properly identifying the type and amount of radioactive isotopes present and the date of its administration.
c. Before the autopsy is performed, the Radiation Health Officer or his duly authorized representative should be notified for proper advice. The pathologist and/or embalmer should be warned accordingly of the radioactive of the cadaver so that radiation precautions can be properly enforced.
d. Normal burial procedures, rules and regulations may be carried out on the above-mentioned cadavers provided that their amount of radioactivity has decayed to a safe level which will be determined by the Radiation Health Officer or his duly authorized representative.
e. Cremation. If cremation is performed without autopsy, there is no handling problem, otherwise, autopsy precautions should be strictly enforced. Precautions should be taken to prevent any possible concentration of radioactivity at the base of the stack of the crematorium.
Sec. 82. Responsibility of the MHO. The MHO shall:
a. Issue permits to inter, disinter or transfer remains;
b. Apply prescribed measures when cause of death is due to dangerous communicable disease;
c. Keep records of death occurring within his area of jurisdiction; and
d. Authorized the delivery of unclaimed remains to medical schools and scientific institutions for purposes specified in this Chapter in accordance with the rules and regulations of the DOH.
Sec. 83. Responsibility of the Local Government. The Local Government shall:
a. Reserve appropriate land under its jurisdiction for cemeteries subject to approval of the Regional Director of the DOH.
b. Utilize judiciously grants, gifts, bequest of property or financial donations for the establishment or improvement of cemeteries; and
c. Close cemeteries under its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Regional Director of the DOH.
Sec. 84. Penal Provisions.
a. The MHO or his duly authorized representative may recommend revocation or suspension of the license of an undertaker or embalmer who violates any provisions of this Chapter or the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the DOH under this Chapter.
b. Any person who shall engage in the business of undertaking or embalming in violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred (Php 2,500.00) for each violation.
c. Each day or any part thereof during which any prohibited business or practice is continued shall be deemed a separate violation and subject to the same penalty prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
Sec. 85. Handling of Remains of Covid – 19 Cases. The proper handling of the remains of suspect, probable, and confirmed Covid – 19 cases shall be in accordance with Department of Health (DOH) Department Memorandum No. 2020 – 0158 dated March 22, 2020 and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular No. 2020-063 dated March 27, 2020.
