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 144-227-4 - RECORDKEEPING

Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-227-4

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

A.The Crematorium Authority must furnish a receipt, signed by both the Crematorium Authority and the person delivering the human remains, to the person who delivers human remains to the Crematorium Authority, showing the following:

(1) date and time of the delivery;

(2) the type of casket or alternative container that was delivered;

(3) the name of the person from whom the human remains were received;

(4) the name of the funeral establishment or other entity, if any, with whom the person is affiliated;

(5) the name of the person who received the human remains on behalf of the Crematorium Authority; and

(6) the name of the decedent.

The crematorium must retain a copy of this receipt in its permanent records.

B.Upon its release of cremated remains, the Crematorium Authority must furnish a receipt signed by both the Crematorium Authority and the person who receives the cremated remains to the person who receives the cremated remains from the Crematorium Authority, showing the following

(1) date and time of the release;

(2) the name of the person to whom the cremated remains were released and, if applicable, the name of the funeral establishment, cemetery, or other entity with whom the person is affiliated;

(3) the name of the person who released the cremated remains on behalf of the Crematorium Authority; and

(4) the name of the decedent.

The Crematorium Authority must retain a copy of this receipt in its permanent records.

C.The Crematorium Authority must maintain a permanent record of each cremation that took place at its facility, at its place of business. The record must contain the name of the decedent, the date of cremation, the final arrangement of the cremated remains and any other document required by these Rules.

The permanent record of each cremation must include a copy of a Department Form VS-35, which is a Permit for Disposition of Human Remains. In the event that the Form VS-35 indicates that the deceased person was a veteran of the armed forces of the United States of America, a copy of the form must accompany the cremated remains.

D.Upon completion of the cremation, the Crematorium Authority must file the permit for disposition of human remains as required by law and transmit a photocopy of the permit for disposition of human remains, along with the cremated remains to whomever receives the cremated remains from the authorized person, unless the cremated remains are to be interred, entombed, inurned, or placed in a scattering area, in which case the Crematorium Authority must retain a copy of the permit for disposition of human remains.

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