- (a) The cremation authority shall require that human remains be placed in a cremation container prior to cremation unless the remains are already in a casket.
- (b) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (c) of this section, no crematory authority shall make or enforce any rules requiring that human remains be placed a casket before cremation, or that human remains be cremated in a casket, nor shall the crematory refuse to accept human remains for cremation for the reason that they are not in a casket.
- (c) Human remains delivered to a crematory shall not be removed from the cremation container and the cremation container shall be cremated with the human remains, unless the crematory authority has been provided with written instructions to the contrary by the authorizing agent.
- (d) Authorized crematory authority personnel may open the cremation container for inspection of the body.