CA CREMATORY MANAGER EXAM -
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS RATED 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 authorized by 7100 rights holder, a permit must be
issued for each keepsake urn (designating the home address of each persons
receiving an urn) and a permit fee must be paid.
How big is a keepsake urn? - ANSWER✔✔ It contains not more than 1 cubic
centimeter of cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
What should you do prior to disposition of cremated/hydrolyzed remains? -
ANSWER✔✔ 1) Remove the cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of
cremation/hydrolysis in a durable container.
2) Keep them in a durable container.
3) Store them in a safe place free from exposure to the elements.
4) Responsibly maintain the cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
What is cremation? - ANSWER✔✔ The process by which the following three steps
are taken:
(a) The reduction of the body of a deceased human to its essential elements by
incineration.
(b) The repositioning or moving of the body or remains during incineration to
facilitate the process.
(c) The processing of the remains after removal from the cremation chamber
pursuant to Section 7010.3.
What is hydrolysis? - ANSWER✔✔ The process by which the following two steps
are taken:
(1) The reduction of the body of a deceased person to its essential organic
components and bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis. "Alkaline hydrolysis" is a
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS RATED 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 authorized by 7100 rights holder, a permit must be
issued for each keepsake urn (designating the home address of each persons
receiving an urn) and a permit fee must be paid.
How big is a keepsake urn? - ANSWER✔✔ It contains not more than 1 cubic
centimeter of cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
What should you do prior to disposition of cremated/hydrolyzed remains? -
ANSWER✔✔ 1) Remove the cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of
cremation/hydrolysis in a durable container.
2) Keep them in a durable container.
3) Store them in a safe place free from exposure to the elements.
4) Responsibly maintain the cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
What is cremation? - ANSWER✔✔ The process by which the following three steps
are taken:
(a) The reduction of the body of a deceased human to its essential elements by
incineration.
(b) The repositioning or moving of the body or remains during incineration to
facilitate the process.
(c) The processing of the remains after removal from the cremation chamber
pursuant to Section 7010.3.
What is hydrolysis? - ANSWER✔✔ The process by which the following two steps
are taken:
(1) The reduction of the body of a deceased person to its essential organic
components and bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis. "Alkaline hydrolysis" is a
