Who removes dead bodies?

In those circumstances, here is AZ, it would be the funeral home. Two years ago a client of mine died in a group home of cancer. Since he was under a doctor's care there was no requirement for an autopsy. He had arrangements with one of those 'donate your body to science' places. When he died the owner of the group home called the science place, they sent out a hearse from the funeral home they had a contract with.

MM

It would be the same in Michigan.

Here the funeral home would collect the body - assuming there was no need for a post mortem, for instance, if the patient was under doctors care for cancer etc.

Same here in Pennsylvania.

I knew a guy that did this. He carried a pager, and when the funeral home had a 'pick up' he got a page, and he dropped whatever he was doing and then drove over the funeral home for the hearse and directions. The key to the home pick-ups (at that time) was that the County Coroner needed to have signed off on the cause of death on the official certificate - meaning no further investigation was needed.

If someone in Florida dies unattended, a doctor or coroner must sign off before the body is transported. Then it's the funeral home. In most cases, a police officer will stay with the body until a doctor or coroner signs.

Jeff

trumpetology said:

My character is under a doctor's care, so the funeral home is the way to go. Thanks all!

And the beeper story is pretty morbid!

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There are actually companies that specialize in body couriering. I recall a show, I believe TABOO, that described it just as Kelly did.