- (a) Crematories shall conform to the requirements set forth in He-P 700.
- (b) Crematories shall comply with the policies and procedures described in He-P 701.11(b).
(c) Cremation chambers and retorts shall only be used for the cremation of:
- (1) Human remains;
- (2) Human anatomical waste; or
- (3) Human pathological waste.
- (d) Unless a request is made by an authorized individual to cremate more than one human remain at a time, such as that of a mother and child together, the crematory shall not cremate more than one human remain, per cremation chamber at a time.
- (e) Crematories shall not cremate human remains within 48 hours of death, pursuant to RSA 325-A:3, unless a contagious disease caused death.
(f) Crematories shall maintain an accurate crematory book of records, pursuant to RSA 325-A:2, containing the following:
- (1) The name, age and gender of the decedent;
- (2) The last residential address of the decedent;
- (3) The date and place of death of the decedent;
- (4) The date the human remains arrived at the crematory;
- (5) The authorizing agent(s) name(s) and relationship(s) to the decedent;
- (6) The name of the medical examiner or deputy medical examiner issuing the certificate required for cremation in accordance with RSA 325-A:3;
- (7) The signatures of the licensed funeral director, next-of-kin, or designated agent;
- (8) The signature of the person supervising the cremation; and
- (9) The disposition of the cremains.
(g) For each cremation of human remains, crematories shall keep:
- (1) A copy of the medical examiner’s certificate of cremation; and
- (2) A copy of the burial transit permit, annotated with the date it was filed with the town.
- (h) Crematories shall provide department representatives and agents access to records in (f) and (g) above upon request.
- (i) Crematories shall not advertise or otherwise represent themselves as performing services that they do not provide.
Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for He-P 700) #8480, eff 11-5-05, EXPIRED: 11-5-13