(1) If any designee, alternate designee, or person described in KRS § 367.93117 fails to assume an obligation set forth in the declaration, within five (5) days of notification of the declarant’s death, the authority to make arrangements shall devolve pursuant to the terms of the declaration or KRS § 367.93117.
(2) In the absence of a declaration, if a person described in KRS § 367.93117 fails to assume responsibility for a decedent‘s remains within five (5) days of notification of the decedent’s death, the authority to make arrangements shall devolve pursuant to KRS § 367.93117.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 367.93115

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. — Created 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2016.