CA CREMATORY MANAGER EXAM - HEALTH & SAFETY CODE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

CA CREMATORY MANAGER EXAM - HEALTH & SAFETY CODE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 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.