Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 227 - RULES FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CREMATORIA
Section 144-227-3 - AUTHORIZATION TO CREMATE
Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-227-3
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A.Except as otherwise provided in this section, a Crematorium Authority may not cremate human remains, until it has received the following:
(1) A non-transferable cremation
authorization form signed by an authorized person. The cremation authorization
form must contain the following information:
(a) The identity of the human remains and the
date and time of death;
(b) The
name of the authorized person;
(c)
Notification as to whether the death occurred from a disease declared by the
Department to be infectious, contagious, communicable, or dangerous to the
public health;
(d) Authorization
for the Crematorium Authority to cremate the human remains;
(e) A representation that the human remains
do not contain a pacemaker or any other material or implant that may be
potentially hazardous or cause damage to the cremation chamber or the person
performing the cremation;
(f) The
name of the person authorized to receive the cremated remains from the
crematorium authority; and
(g) The
signature of the authorized person, attesting to the accuracy of all
representations contained on the cremation authorization form.
(2) A completed and executed
permit for disposition of human remains, pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. §2843,
indicating that human remains are to be cremated; and
(3) Any other documentation required by
applicable state, county, or municipal regulations, including, but not limited
to, a death certificate and a medical release, pursuant to 22 MRSA
§§2701, 2842 and 3025.
B.A Crematorium Authority must not accept unidentified human remains. If the Crematorium Authority takes custody of a cremation container subsequent to the human remains being placed within it, the Crematorium Authority may rely on the identification made before the body was placed in the cremation container. The Crematorium Authority must place appropriate identification upon the exterior of the cremation container, based on the prior identification.
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