CA Crematory Manager Exam - Health & Safety Code Questions
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Define "Interment" - ANSWER -The is not a violation.)
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 If you detain human remains/fail to release
cemetery, or burial at sea. human remains, personal effects, or any
certificate or permit required upon the delivery of
authorization for release signed by the next of
Removing any part of any human remains from kin/someone entitled to custody of the remains,
any place where it has been interred, or from you are guilty of what? - ANSWER -A
where it is awaiting interment, cremation, or misdemeanor.
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 Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains
the remains, or with malice or wantonness is from the place of cremation/hydrolysis if they are
punishable by - ANSWER -Imprisonment not suitable for inurnment? - ANSWER -No.
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove What should you include on a contract for
foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses cremation or hydrolysis services? -
from cremated remains or hydrolyzed human ANSWER -Specific written notification of
remains? - ANSWER -Yes the processing that takes place.
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove How should a recognizable dead human fetus of
dental gold or silver, jewelry, or mementos? - less than 20 weeks gestation be disposed of, if
ANSWER -Yes, if the equipment cannot not be interment? - ANSWER -Incineration
process these materials.
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be
What must you do with any dental gold/silver, removed from the place of cremation/hydrolysis?
jewelry or mementos that you remove? - - ANSWER -In a durable container, and
ANSWER -They must be returned to the kept on the property of the 7100 rights holder,
urn/cremated remains container/hydrolyzed someone with their permission, or a
remains container, unless otherwise directed by church/religious shrine (with their permission).
the 7100 rights holder.
What must occur for cremated/hydrolyzed
Do you need specific written permission to remains to be kept in a keepsake urn? -
remove dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos ANSWER -They must be authorized by
from human remains? - ANSWER -Yes, 7100 rights holder, a permit must be issued for
from the 7100 rights holder. Otherwise you can each keepsake urn (designating the home
be punished by imprisonment. (Residue address of each persons receiving an urn) and a
containing dental gold/silver or other precious permit fee must be paid.
metals that cannot be removed from the chamber
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, CA Crematory Manager Exam - Health & Safety Code Questions
with Complete Solutions
applied pressure, water, and potassium
How big is a keepsake urn? - ANSWER -It hydroxide or sodium hydroxide in a hydrolysis
contains not more than 1 cubic centimeter of chamber.
cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
(2) The processing of the remains after removal
from the hydrolysis chamber pursuant to Section
What should you do prior to disposition of 7010.3
cremated/hydrolyzed remains? -
ANSWER -1) Remove the
cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of What is processing? - ANSWER -The
cremation/hydrolysis in a durable container. removal of foreign objects, pursuant to Section
7051, and the reduction of the particle size of
2) Keep them in a durable container. cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains
by mechanical means including, but not limited
3) Store them in a safe place free from exposure to, grinding, crushing, and pulverizing to a
to the elements. consistency appropriate for disposition.
4) Responsibly maintain the
cremated/hydrolyzed remains. What is residue? - ANSWER -Human
ashes, bone fragments, prostheses, and
disintegrated material from the chamber itself,
What is cremation? - ANSWER -The imbedded in cracks and uneven spaces of a
process by which the following three steps are cremation chamber, that CANNOT be removed
taken: through reasonable manual contact with
sweeping or scraping equipment
(a) The reduction of the body of a deceased
human to its essential elements by incineration.
What is scattering? - ANSWER -The
(b) The repositioning or moving of the body or authorized dispersal of cremated/hydrolyzed
remains during incineration to facilitate the remains at sea, in other areas of the state, or
process. commingling in a defined area within a dedicated
cemetery.
(c) The processing of the remains after removal
from the cremation chamber pursuant to Section
7010.3. What is inurnment? - ANSWER -Placing
cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains
in a cremated remains container or hydrolyzed
What is hydrolysis? - ANSWER -The human remains container suitable for placement,
process by which the following two steps are burial, or shipment.
taken:
(1) The reduction of the body of a deceased What is placement? - ANSWER -The
person to its essential organic components and placing of a container holding cremated remains
bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis. "Alkaline or hydrolyzed human remains in a crypt, vault, or
hydrolysis" is a process using heat or heat and
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Define "Interment" - ANSWER -The is not a violation.)
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 If you detain human remains/fail to release
cemetery, or burial at sea. human remains, personal effects, or any
certificate or permit required upon the delivery of
authorization for release signed by the next of
Removing any part of any human remains from kin/someone entitled to custody of the remains,
any place where it has been interred, or from you are guilty of what? - ANSWER -A
where it is awaiting interment, cremation, or misdemeanor.
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 Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains
the remains, or with malice or wantonness is from the place of cremation/hydrolysis if they are
punishable by - ANSWER -Imprisonment not suitable for inurnment? - ANSWER -No.
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove What should you include on a contract for
foreign materials, pacemakers, or prostheses cremation or hydrolysis services? -
from cremated remains or hydrolyzed human ANSWER -Specific written notification of
remains? - ANSWER -Yes the processing that takes place.
Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove How should a recognizable dead human fetus of
dental gold or silver, jewelry, or mementos? - less than 20 weeks gestation be disposed of, if
ANSWER -Yes, if the equipment cannot not be interment? - ANSWER -Incineration
process these materials.
How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be
What must you do with any dental gold/silver, removed from the place of cremation/hydrolysis?
jewelry or mementos that you remove? - - ANSWER -In a durable container, and
ANSWER -They must be returned to the kept on the property of the 7100 rights holder,
urn/cremated remains container/hydrolyzed someone with their permission, or a
remains container, unless otherwise directed by church/religious shrine (with their permission).
the 7100 rights holder.
What must occur for cremated/hydrolyzed
Do you need specific written permission to remains to be kept in a keepsake urn? -
remove dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos ANSWER -They must be authorized by
from human remains? - ANSWER -Yes, 7100 rights holder, a permit must be issued for
from the 7100 rights holder. Otherwise you can each keepsake urn (designating the home
be punished by imprisonment. (Residue address of each persons receiving an urn) and a
containing dental gold/silver or other precious permit fee must be paid.
metals that cannot be removed from the chamber
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, CA Crematory Manager Exam - Health & Safety Code Questions
with Complete Solutions
applied pressure, water, and potassium
How big is a keepsake urn? - ANSWER -It hydroxide or sodium hydroxide in a hydrolysis
contains not more than 1 cubic centimeter of chamber.
cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
(2) The processing of the remains after removal
from the hydrolysis chamber pursuant to Section
What should you do prior to disposition of 7010.3
cremated/hydrolyzed remains? -
ANSWER -1) Remove the
cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of What is processing? - ANSWER -The
cremation/hydrolysis in a durable container. removal of foreign objects, pursuant to Section
7051, and the reduction of the particle size of
2) Keep them in a durable container. cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains
by mechanical means including, but not limited
3) Store them in a safe place free from exposure to, grinding, crushing, and pulverizing to a
to the elements. consistency appropriate for disposition.
4) Responsibly maintain the
cremated/hydrolyzed remains. What is residue? - ANSWER -Human
ashes, bone fragments, prostheses, and
disintegrated material from the chamber itself,
What is cremation? - ANSWER -The imbedded in cracks and uneven spaces of a
process by which the following three steps are cremation chamber, that CANNOT be removed
taken: through reasonable manual contact with
sweeping or scraping equipment
(a) The reduction of the body of a deceased
human to its essential elements by incineration.
What is scattering? - ANSWER -The
(b) The repositioning or moving of the body or authorized dispersal of cremated/hydrolyzed
remains during incineration to facilitate the remains at sea, in other areas of the state, or
process. commingling in a defined area within a dedicated
cemetery.
(c) The processing of the remains after removal
from the cremation chamber pursuant to Section
7010.3. What is inurnment? - ANSWER -Placing
cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains
in a cremated remains container or hydrolyzed
What is hydrolysis? - ANSWER -The human remains container suitable for placement,
process by which the following two steps are burial, or shipment.
taken:
(1) The reduction of the body of a deceased What is placement? - ANSWER -The
person to its essential organic components and placing of a container holding cremated remains
bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis. "Alkaline or hydrolyzed human remains in a crypt, vault, or
hydrolysis" is a process using heat or heat and
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