Human Remains - Transportation Protection Agreements

HB 1220 defines "transportation protection agreements" as contracts primarily coordinating preparation and transportation of human remains, hydrolyzed remains, or soil remains. It explicitly excludes these agreements from being classified as "preneed burial contracts" under Maryland's Cemetery Act or "pre-need contracts" under the Morticians and Funeral Directors Act. The bill clarifies that such agreements are not insurance and are exempt from insurance regulations. This affects funeral service providers and consumers who use these transportation-focused agreements instead of full pre-need burial services. The law removes regulatory overlap by ensuring these agreements fall outside existing contract and insurance oversight frameworks.