Veterans whose remains go unclaimed can be buried in a veteran cemetery under a bill passed by the Legislature March 12.<\/p>\n
LB146, introduced by Bellevue Sen. Sue Crawford, authorizes crematoriums and funeral establishments to relinquish control of unclaimed remains to veterans service organizations, which then will provide a burial in a veteran cemetery.<\/p>\n
A crematorium or funeral establishment can, upon receiving unclaimed remains, provide information to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nebraska Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs or a veterans service organization to determine whether the remains are those of a veteran and the veteran\u2019s eligibility for burial in a veteran cemetery.<\/p>\n
Once the organization has been in possession of the remains for one year and made a reasonable effort to locate the appropriate authorizing agent for such remains, but no attempt has been made to claim them, the organization can provide for disposition of the remains at a veteran cemetery.<\/p>\n
A crematorium, funeral establishment or veterans service organization will not be liable for the disposition of cremated remains unless there is willful negligence or misconduct.<\/p>\n
Senators passed the bill on a 44-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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