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CA CREMATORY MANAGER EXAM -
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE 2025 UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
Define "Interment" - correct 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 - correct answer-
Imprisonment
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign materials,
pacemakers, or prostheses from cremated remains or
hydrolyzed human remains? - correct answer- Yes
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold or
silver, jewelry, or mementos? - correct answer- Yes, if the
equipment cannot process these materials.
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What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or
mementos that you remove? - correct 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? - correct
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? - correct answer- A misdemeanor.
Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place
of cremation/hydrolysis if they are not suitable for inurnment? -
correct answer- No.
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What should you include on a contract for cremation or
hydrolysis services? - correct 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? - correct
answer- Incineration
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed from the
place of cremation/hydrolysis? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct answer- It contains not
more than 1 cubic centimeter of cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
CA CREMATORY MANAGER EXAM -
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE 2025 UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
Define "Interment" - correct 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 - correct answer-
Imprisonment
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign materials,
pacemakers, or prostheses from cremated remains or
hydrolyzed human remains? - correct answer- Yes
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold or
silver, jewelry, or mementos? - correct answer- Yes, if the
equipment cannot process these materials.
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What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or
mementos that you remove? - correct 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? - correct
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? - correct answer- A misdemeanor.
Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place
of cremation/hydrolysis if they are not suitable for inurnment? -
correct answer- No.
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What should you include on a contract for cremation or
hydrolysis services? - correct 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? - correct
answer- Incineration
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed from the
place of cremation/hydrolysis? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct answer- It contains not
more than 1 cubic centimeter of cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
