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Meeting Date:	04/24/2017
Authorization for Disinterment
Submitted for:	Nancy Cadena	Submitted By:	Debbie Ornelas
Department:	Public Health Services

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to approve a request for disinterment received by the Indigent Health Care Services Department for a Jane Doe decedent who was buried in March 2010 under the Indigent Burial Assistance Program (Indigent Case #2549-10/Medical Examiner Case #09-557); authorizing the County Judge to sign any and all relevant documents; and any matters incident thereto.

Issue: Under Section 711.004 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, signatures from the cemetery, plot owner, and next-of-kin are required for disinterment.

Solution: Webb County is the registered owner for plots purchased under the Indigent Burial Assistance Program and authorization is needed to move forward with disinterment.

Result: Commissioners Court approval will permit the disinterment of Jane Doe #2549-10 who was identified via DNA testing and allow Guatemalan Consulate, who is working on behalf of the next-of-kin, to have the body exhumed and repatriated back to their home county.

Background:

None.

Previous Court Action:

None.

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	0
Funding Source:	0
Balance:	0
Financial Impact:
none.

Attachments
Disinterment Consent Form