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 801.14 - Cremation of Human Remains
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) Crematories shall not cremate human remains without receipt of the following documents pursuant to RSA 325-A:18:
(b) A crematory authority shall not accept human remains unless those remains are in a suitable solid container.
(c) Human remains shall be cremated in the suitable solid container in which received.
(d) Personal effects shall not be removed from the deceased without express consent from the authorizing agent(s), which shall be documented by the crematory.
(e) A crematory shall not place any additional material in a casket or suitable solid container prior to cremation unless authorized by the authorizing agent(s).
(f) A crematory shall not place medical waste, including, but not limited to, items such as hypodermic needles, syringes, scalpel blades, soiled dressings, sponges, drainage sets, underpads or surgical gloves in the casket or suitable solid container prior to cremation.
(g) Cremated remains from each cremation shall be removed from each chamber before any subsequent cremation is begun.
(h) The authorizing agent(s) or his or her designee may be present at any stage of the cremation of such human remains.
(i) In so far as practicable, all residual of the cremation process shall be removed from the cremation retort and shall not be commingled with any other cremated remains unless consent has been given by the authorizing agent(s).
