CA CREMATORY MANAGER ASSESSMENT
SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ What is processing.
Answer: The removal of foreign objects, pursuant to Section 7051,
and the reduction of the particle size of cremated remains or
hydrolyzed human remains by mechanical means including, but not
limited to, grinding, crushing, and pulverizing to a consistency
appropriate for disposition.
◉ What is residue.
Answer: Human ashes, bone fragments, prostheses, and
disintegrated material from the chamber itself, imbedded in cracks
and uneven spaces of a cremation chamber, that CANNOT be
removed through reasonable manual contact with sweeping or
scraping equipment
◉ What is scattering?.
Answer: The authorized dispersal of cremated/hydrolyzed remains
at sea, in other areas of the state, or commingling in a defined area
within a dedicated cemetery.
◉ What is inurnment?.
,Answer: Placing cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains in
a cremated remains container or hydrolyzed human remains
container suitable for placement, burial, or shipment.
◉ What is placement?.
Answer: The placing of a container holding cremated remains or
hydrolyzed human remains in a crypt, vault, or niche.
◉ What is hydrolysate?.
Answer: The resultant liquid from the hydrolysis of human remains,
which liquid is a sterile, benign, micronutrient-rich solution
consisting of sugars, salts, peptides, and amino acids. Hydrolysate
and calcium phosphate "ashes" are the two end results from the
alkaline hydrolysis process.
◉ When can you cremate/hydrolyze more than one body at once?.
Answer: With the permission of the 7100 rights holder. (If you don't,
you're guilty of a misdemeanor).
◉ When can you dispose of/scatter cremated remains in a location
so that the remains are commingled with that of another person?.
Answer: With the permission of the 7100 rights holder. This does
not apply to scattering at sea, or disposing of residue in a dedicated
cemetery. (If you don't, you're guilty of a misdemeanor).
, ◉ When can you place the cremated/uncremated remains of more
than one person in the same container/interment space..
Answer: With the permission of the 7100 rights holder, or if:
1) interring the remains of members of the same family in a
container designed for more than one person.
2) interring remains in a space/container designated at the time of
sale for being for more than one person.
3) disposing residue from a cremation/hydrolysis chamber in a
cemetery.
(Otherwise, you are guilty of a misdemeanor).
◉ Must you receive written acknowledgement from the 7100 rights
holder that they have been made aware of the cremation/hydrolysis
process outline? (7054.7/8, b).
Answer: Yes, and you must keep it for 5 years. If you don't, you are
guilty of a misdemeanor.
◉ Any person who inters/cremates/hydrolyzes/removes remains
(except cremated/hydrolyzed remains), removes interred remains
from a cemetery, or removes cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the
SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ What is processing.
Answer: The removal of foreign objects, pursuant to Section 7051,
and the reduction of the particle size of cremated remains or
hydrolyzed human remains by mechanical means including, but not
limited to, grinding, crushing, and pulverizing to a consistency
appropriate for disposition.
◉ What is residue.
Answer: Human ashes, bone fragments, prostheses, and
disintegrated material from the chamber itself, imbedded in cracks
and uneven spaces of a cremation chamber, that CANNOT be
removed through reasonable manual contact with sweeping or
scraping equipment
◉ What is scattering?.
Answer: The authorized dispersal of cremated/hydrolyzed remains
at sea, in other areas of the state, or commingling in a defined area
within a dedicated cemetery.
◉ What is inurnment?.
,Answer: Placing cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains in
a cremated remains container or hydrolyzed human remains
container suitable for placement, burial, or shipment.
◉ What is placement?.
Answer: The placing of a container holding cremated remains or
hydrolyzed human remains in a crypt, vault, or niche.
◉ What is hydrolysate?.
Answer: The resultant liquid from the hydrolysis of human remains,
which liquid is a sterile, benign, micronutrient-rich solution
consisting of sugars, salts, peptides, and amino acids. Hydrolysate
and calcium phosphate "ashes" are the two end results from the
alkaline hydrolysis process.
◉ When can you cremate/hydrolyze more than one body at once?.
Answer: With the permission of the 7100 rights holder. (If you don't,
you're guilty of a misdemeanor).
◉ When can you dispose of/scatter cremated remains in a location
so that the remains are commingled with that of another person?.
Answer: With the permission of the 7100 rights holder. This does
not apply to scattering at sea, or disposing of residue in a dedicated
cemetery. (If you don't, you're guilty of a misdemeanor).
, ◉ When can you place the cremated/uncremated remains of more
than one person in the same container/interment space..
Answer: With the permission of the 7100 rights holder, or if:
1) interring the remains of members of the same family in a
container designed for more than one person.
2) interring remains in a space/container designated at the time of
sale for being for more than one person.
3) disposing residue from a cremation/hydrolysis chamber in a
cemetery.
(Otherwise, you are guilty of a misdemeanor).
◉ Must you receive written acknowledgement from the 7100 rights
holder that they have been made aware of the cremation/hydrolysis
process outline? (7054.7/8, b).
Answer: Yes, and you must keep it for 5 years. If you don't, you are
guilty of a misdemeanor.
◉ Any person who inters/cremates/hydrolyzes/removes remains
(except cremated/hydrolyzed remains), removes interred remains
from a cemetery, or removes cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the
