CA Crematory Manager Exam - Health &
Safety Code
Define "Interment" - 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 - Imprisonment
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign materials, pacemakers, or
prostheses from cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains? - Yes
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold or silver, jewelry, or
mementos? - Yes, if the equipment cannot process these materials.
What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos that you
remove? - 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? - 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? - A misdemeanor.
Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of
cremation/hydrolysis if they are not suitable for inurnment? - No.
What should you include on a contract for cremation or hydrolysis services? -
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? - Incineration
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed from the place of
cremation/hydrolysis? - 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? -
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? - It contains not more than 1 cubic centimeter of
cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
What should you do prior to disposition of cremated/hydrolyzed remains? - 1)
Remove the cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of cremation/hydrolysis
in a durable container.
Safety Code
Define "Interment" - 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 - Imprisonment
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign materials, pacemakers, or
prostheses from cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains? - Yes
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold or silver, jewelry, or
mementos? - Yes, if the equipment cannot process these materials.
What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos that you
remove? - 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? - 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? - A misdemeanor.
Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of
cremation/hydrolysis if they are not suitable for inurnment? - No.
What should you include on a contract for cremation or hydrolysis services? -
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? - Incineration
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed from the place of
cremation/hydrolysis? - 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? -
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? - It contains not more than 1 cubic centimeter of
cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
What should you do prior to disposition of cremated/hydrolyzed remains? - 1)
Remove the cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of cremation/hydrolysis
in a durable container.
