When a person dies at home who removes the body the undertaker or the ambulance?

Answer 1

Generally, it is a social and cultural issue and not a legal one, where there is a simple death. It depends on how the person died. If the ME determines it to be a natural death then anyone can move the body but most usually in these cases it is the funeral director that does it.

Answer 2

When a death is expected and with agreement of the person's physician, the body can be transported by an undertaker. The same is true if a professional nurse is in attendance with a patient who is expected to die AND with the physician's agreement. However, if a person dies unexpectedly at home, typically an ambulance is called. If a person dies unexpectedly AND under suspicious circumstances OR known malicious causes, such as gunshot or stabbing, the body is under the police and coroner's control; the coroner transports the body after completing an initial forensic examination. Lastly, the biggest reason a deceased person is transported by ambulance even without vital signs is because they must be officially prounced dead by a physician who submits a death certificate; the person is then called DOA, "Dead on Arrival", even though the person died at home minutes to hours before an ambulance came. Persons with terminal illness SHOULD discuss their final wishes with their physician and seek agreement that the physician will sign the death certificate without transport to the E.R. This saves the family the ambulance bill, E.R and E.R. physicians' bills, and permits the undertaker to take charge of the body directly from the person's home. Note: State Laws may vary.