New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Frl - State Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Chapter Frl 800 - CREMATORIES
Part Frl 801 - CREMATORY REGULATIONS
Section Frl 801.02 - Definitions
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) "Authorizing agent" means "authorizing agent" as defined in RSA 325-A:1, II.
(b) "Board" means "board" as defined in RSA 325-A:1, III.
(c) "Change of ownership" means the change in the controlling interest of an established crematory.
(d) "Communicable disease" means "communicable disease" as defined in RSA 141-C:2, VI.
(e) "Cremated remains" means "cremated remains" as defined in RSA 325-A:1, V.
(f) "Cremation" means the technical process that uses heat and evaporation to reduce human remains to bone fragments, and which involves the processing of such remains by pulverization, leaving only bone fragments reduced to unidentifiable dimensions, and the unrecoverable residue of any foreign matter, such as eyeglasses, bridgework, or other similar material, that was cremated with the human remains.
(g) "Cremation chamber" means the enclosed space within which a cremation takes place.
(h) "Crematory" means a building or portion of a building which contains a cremation chamber and holding facility.
(i) "Crematory operator" means "crematory operator" as defined in RSA 325-A:1, XI.
(j) "Designated agent" means the individual authorized to have custody and control of the human remains pursuant to RSA 290:17.
(k) "Funeral director" means "funeral director" as defined in RSA 325:1, VIII.
(l) "Holding facility" means the area of a crematory designated for the retention of human remains prior to cremation and includes a refrigerated facility.
(m) "Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, or human body part, in any stage of decomposition and includes limbs or other portions of the anatomy that are removed from a person or human remains for medical purposes during treatment, surgery, biopsy, autopsy, or medical research.
(n) "Leak proof pouch" means a plastic, vinyl, or similar material bag that is made specifically for the containment of human remains.
(o) "Next-of-kin" means "next-of-kin" as defined in RSA 290:16, IV.
(p) "Owner" means the individual, partnership or corporation with a controlling interest in the crematory.
(q) "Suitable solid container" means a rigid container, that is designed for the encasement and disposition of human remains before cremation.
(r) "Urn" means a decorative container used for placement of cremated remains that varies in size, styling, and composition.
(s) "Violations against a decedent" means actions that desecrate or tamper with the human remains or personal effects, lead to the misidentification of a decedent, or allow the commingling of cremated remains of more than one decedent.
