N.H. Admin. Code § Frl 801.12

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Frl 801.12 - Duties of Crematories

(a) Crematories shall conform to the requirements set forth in Frl 800.

(b) Crematories shall comply with the policies and procedures described in Frl 801.11(b).

(c) Cremation chambers and retorts shall only be used for the cremation of:

(1) Human remains;

(2) Human anatomical waste; or

(3) Human pathological waste.

(d) Unless a request is made by an authorized individual to cremate more than one human remains at a time, such as that of a mother and child together, the crematory shall not cremate more than one human remains per cremation chamber at a time.

(e) Crematories shall not cremate human remains within 48 hours of death, pursuant to RSA 325-A:18, unless a contagious or infectious disease caused death.

(f) Crematories shall maintain an accurate crematory book of records, pursuant to RSA 325-A:22, containing the following:

(1) The name, age and gender of the decedent;

(2) The last residential address of the decedent;

(3) The date and place of death of the decedent;

(4) The date human remains were received at the crematory;

(5) The authorizing agent(s) name(s) and relationship(s) to the decedent;

(6) The name of the medical examiner or deputy medical examiner issuing the certificate required for cremation in accordance with RSA 325-A:18;

(7) The signatures of the licensed funeral director, next-of-kin, or designated agent;

(8) The signature of the person supervising the cremation;

(9) The disposition of the cremated remains; and

(10) The written consent to cremate in accordance with RSA 325-A:22.

(g) For each cremation of human remains, crematories shall keep:

(1) A copy of the medical examiner's certificate of cremation; and

(2) A copy of the burial transit permit, annotated with the date it was filed with the town.

(h) Crematories shall provide board members or its authorized designee access to records in (f) and (g) above upon request.

(i) Crematories shall not advertise or otherwise represent themselves as performing services that they do not provide.

N.H. Admin. Code § Frl 801.12

Derived From Volume XXXV Number 45, Filed November 12, 2015, Proposed by #10945, Effective 10/9/2015, Expires10/9/2025.