Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 144-227-3 - AUTHORIZATION TO CREMATEA.Except as otherwise provided in this section, a Crematorium Authority may not cremate human remains, until it has received the following: (1) A non-transferable cremation authorization form signed by an authorized person. The cremation authorization form must contain the following information: (a) The identity of the human remains and the date and time of death;(b) The name of the authorized person;(c) Notification as to whether the death occurred from a disease declared by the Department to be infectious, contagious, communicable, or dangerous to the public health;(d) Authorization for the Crematorium Authority to cremate the human remains;(e) A representation that the human remains do not contain a pacemaker or any other material or implant that may be potentially hazardous or cause damage to the cremation chamber or the person performing the cremation;(f) The name of the person authorized to receive the cremated remains from the crematorium authority; and(g) The signature of the authorized person, attesting to the accuracy of all representations contained on the cremation authorization form.(2) A completed and executed permit for disposition of human remains, pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. §2843, indicating that human remains are to be cremated; and(3) Any other documentation required by applicable state, county, or municipal regulations, including, but not limited to, a death certificate and a medical release, pursuant to 22 MRSA §§2701, 2842 and 3025. B.A Crematorium Authority must not accept unidentified human remains. If the Crematorium Authority takes custody of a cremation container subsequent to the human remains being placed within it, the Crematorium Authority may rely on the identification made before the body was placed in the cremation container. The Crematorium Authority must place appropriate identification upon the exterior of the cremation container, based on the prior identification.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 227, § 3