CA CREMATORY MANAGER EXAM -
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT !!!
Define "Interment"
✔✔ The act of laying human remains to rest by burial or entombment in a
cemetery. For cremated remains, this includes burial, placement in a niche, or
burial at sea.
What is the punishment for unlawfully removing human remains (or
parts of remains) for dissection or sale without legal permission or with
malicious intent?
✔✔ It is punishable by imprisonment.
Can crematory or hydrolysis employees remove foreign objects like
pacemakers or prosthetic devices from human remains?
✔✔ Yes.
Are crematory/hydrolysis employees allowed to remove items like dental
gold, silver, jewelry, or personal mementos?
✔✔ Yes, but only if the processing equipment cannot handle these materials.
What must be done with removed dental metals, jewelry, or keepsakes?
✔✔ These items must be returned to the urn or container with the cremated
or hydrolyzed remains—unless the person with legal control (under Health &
Safety Code 7100) gives different instructions.
Is written permission required to permanently remove dental metals,
jewelry, or personal items from remains?
✔✔ Yes. You need specific written consent from the 7100 rights holder.
Without it, removal could lead to imprisonment. (Note: Residue or metal that
cannot be separated from the chamber does not count as a violation.)
What crime is committed if you hold back human remains, personal
belongings, or required paperwork after a proper release has been signed
, by a legally authorized person (like next of kin)?
✔✔ This is considered a misdemeanor.
Can cremated or hydrolyzed remains be removed from the
crematory/hydrolysis facility if they’re not suitable for inurnment?
✔✔ No. They cannot be removed until they are in a form suitable for
placement in an urn or container.
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.
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT !!!
Define "Interment"
✔✔ The act of laying human remains to rest by burial or entombment in a
cemetery. For cremated remains, this includes burial, placement in a niche, or
burial at sea.
What is the punishment for unlawfully removing human remains (or
parts of remains) for dissection or sale without legal permission or with
malicious intent?
✔✔ It is punishable by imprisonment.
Can crematory or hydrolysis employees remove foreign objects like
pacemakers or prosthetic devices from human remains?
✔✔ Yes.
Are crematory/hydrolysis employees allowed to remove items like dental
gold, silver, jewelry, or personal mementos?
✔✔ Yes, but only if the processing equipment cannot handle these materials.
What must be done with removed dental metals, jewelry, or keepsakes?
✔✔ These items must be returned to the urn or container with the cremated
or hydrolyzed remains—unless the person with legal control (under Health &
Safety Code 7100) gives different instructions.
Is written permission required to permanently remove dental metals,
jewelry, or personal items from remains?
✔✔ Yes. You need specific written consent from the 7100 rights holder.
Without it, removal could lead to imprisonment. (Note: Residue or metal that
cannot be separated from the chamber does not count as a violation.)
What crime is committed if you hold back human remains, personal
belongings, or required paperwork after a proper release has been signed
, by a legally authorized person (like next of kin)?
✔✔ This is considered a misdemeanor.
Can cremated or hydrolyzed remains be removed from the
crematory/hydrolysis facility if they’re not suitable for inurnment?
✔✔ No. They cannot be removed until they are in a form suitable for
placement in an urn or container.
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.
