Reception of the human remains by a crematory for incineration or cremation shall be subject to the following:

1. (a) A crematory shall not accept a body for cremation unless it is delivered by:

   1. (1) A funeral director;
   2. (2) The next-of-kin; or
   3. (3) A designated agent;

2. (b) If known at the time of reception that the cause of death of a person was from a communicable disease, the crematory shall not receive the human remains unless:

   1. (1) The human remains are embalmed or received in 2 leak proof pouches; and
   2. (2) The cause of death is clearly marked on the outside of the leak proof pouches;
3. (c) All unembalmed human remains shall be placed in a single leak proof pouch and treated as necessary to prevent odor and leakage of body fluids, and placed in a suitable solid container;
4. (d) A receipt shall be delivered to the funeral director, next-of-kin or designated agent who delivers such human remains to the crematory;

5. (e) The crematory shall keep a copy of the receipt in (d) above, which shall include:

   1. (1) The name of the decedent whose human remains were received;
   2. (2) The date on which the human remains were received;
   3. (3) The place where the human remains were received;
   4. (4) The name and address of the funeral director, next-of-kin, or designated from whom the human remains were received;
   5. (5) The name and address of the funeral home, if applicable;
   6. (6) The name of the person in charge of the delivery; and
   7. (7) The type of suitable solid container in which the human remains was received;
6. (f) The crematory shall receive the authorizing agent’s written consent, as required by He-P 701.13(a); and

7. (g) If the crematory is unable to cremate human remains, whether it be due to the 48 hour waiting period required by RSA 325-A:3 or for some other reason, the crematory shall:

   1. (1) Immediately place the human remains in the holding facility required by He-P 701.11(i); or
   2. (2) If the human remains have not been embalmed and it has been 72 hours since death occurred, store the unembalmed remains in the refrigerated holding facility required by He-P 701.11(j).

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for He-P 700) #8480, eff 11-5-05, EXPIRED: 11-5-13