CA CREMATORY MANAGER EXAM - HEALTH &
SAFETY CODE Q&A
Define "Interment" - ANSWER ->The disposition of
human remains by entombment or burial in a cemetery
or, in the case of cremated remains, by inurnment,
placement or burial in a cemetery, or burial at sea.
Removing any part of any human remains from any place
where it has been interred, or from where it is awaiting
interment, cremation, or hydrolysis, with intent to sell it
or to dissect it, without authority of law, or written
permission of the person or persons having the right to
control the remains, or with malice or wantonness is
punishable by - ANSWER ->Imprisonment
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign
materials, pacemakers, or prostheses from cremated
remains or hydrolyzed human remains? - ANSWER ->Yes
,Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold
or silver, jewelry, or mementos? - ANSWER ->Yes, if the
equipment cannot process these materials.
What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or
mementos that you remove? - ANSWER ->They must be
returned to the urn/cremated remains
container/hydrolyzed remains container, unless
otherwise directed by the 7100 rights holder.
Do you need specific written permission to remove
dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos from human
remains? - ANSWER ->Yes, from the 7100 rights holder.
Otherwise you can be punished by imprisonment.
(Residue containing dental gold/silver or other precious
metals that cannot be removed from the chamber is not
a violation.)
If you detain human remains/fail to release human
remains, personal effects, or any certificate or permit
required upon the delivery of authorization for release
signed by the next of kin/someone entitled to custody of
, the remains, you are guilty of what? - ANSWER ->A
misdemeanor.
Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the
place of cremation/hydrolysis if they are not suitable for
inurnment? - ANSWER ->No.
What should you include on a contract for cremation or
hydrolysis services? - ANSWER ->Specific written
notification of the processing that takes place.
How should a recognizable dead human fetus of less than
20 weeks gestation be disposed of, if not be interment? -
ANSWER ->Incineration
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed
from the place of cremation/hydrolysis? - ANSWER ->In a
durable container, and kept on the property of the 7100
rights holder, someone with their permission, or a
church/religious shrine (with their permission).
What must occur for cremated/hydrolyzed remains to be
kept in a keepsake urn? - ANSWER ->They must be
SAFETY CODE Q&A
Define "Interment" - ANSWER ->The disposition of
human remains by entombment or burial in a cemetery
or, in the case of cremated remains, by inurnment,
placement or burial in a cemetery, or burial at sea.
Removing any part of any human remains from any place
where it has been interred, or from where it is awaiting
interment, cremation, or hydrolysis, with intent to sell it
or to dissect it, without authority of law, or written
permission of the person or persons having the right to
control the remains, or with malice or wantonness is
punishable by - ANSWER ->Imprisonment
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign
materials, pacemakers, or prostheses from cremated
remains or hydrolyzed human remains? - ANSWER ->Yes
,Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold
or silver, jewelry, or mementos? - ANSWER ->Yes, if the
equipment cannot process these materials.
What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or
mementos that you remove? - ANSWER ->They must be
returned to the urn/cremated remains
container/hydrolyzed remains container, unless
otherwise directed by the 7100 rights holder.
Do you need specific written permission to remove
dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos from human
remains? - ANSWER ->Yes, from the 7100 rights holder.
Otherwise you can be punished by imprisonment.
(Residue containing dental gold/silver or other precious
metals that cannot be removed from the chamber is not
a violation.)
If you detain human remains/fail to release human
remains, personal effects, or any certificate or permit
required upon the delivery of authorization for release
signed by the next of kin/someone entitled to custody of
, the remains, you are guilty of what? - ANSWER ->A
misdemeanor.
Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the
place of cremation/hydrolysis if they are not suitable for
inurnment? - ANSWER ->No.
What should you include on a contract for cremation or
hydrolysis services? - ANSWER ->Specific written
notification of the processing that takes place.
How should a recognizable dead human fetus of less than
20 weeks gestation be disposed of, if not be interment? -
ANSWER ->Incineration
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed
from the place of cremation/hydrolysis? - ANSWER ->In a
durable container, and kept on the property of the 7100
rights holder, someone with their permission, or a
church/religious shrine (with their permission).
What must occur for cremated/hydrolyzed remains to be
kept in a keepsake urn? - ANSWER ->They must be