N.Y. Public Health Law Section 4162
Products of conception

  • burial and removal
  • permits

1.

Upon request a permit shall be issued for the removal, transportation, burial or other disposition of products of conception.

2.

Such permit shall be issued by the local registrar of the district in which the pregnancy loss occurred upon request by the funeral director seeking to take possession of the products of conception, on the form prescribed by the commissioner. The issuance of such permit shall be subject to the provisions of title IV of this article.

Source: Section 4162 — Products of conception; burial and removal; permits, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/4162 (updated May 16, 2025; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

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May 16, 2025

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