Md. Code Regs. 10.29.19.08

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 10.29.19.08 - Record of Receipt of Remains

A. A permit holder shall provide to an individual who delivers human remains for cremation a receipt signed by both the permit holder authority and the individual who delivered the human remains, that includes the:

(1) Name of the individual from whom the human remains were received and the name of the individual's employer, if any;

(2) Name and address of the crematory authority;

(3) Name of the deceased;

(4) Gender of deceased;

(5) Date of death of deceased; and

(6) Verification of authorized burial transit permit.

B. The permit holder shall maintain a record of each cremation, which shall include the:

(1) Name of the decedent;

(2) Date of birth of the decedent;

(3) Gender of decedent;

(4) Date of death;

(5) Name and address of the authorizing agent;

(6) Date, time, and location of cremation; and

(7) Name of the individual who performed the cremation.

C. The permit holder shall provide a certificate of disposition of cremated human remains to the authorizing agent or funeral establishment that arranged for the cremation that includes the:

(1) Name of the decedent;

(2) Name of the authorizing agent;

(3) Name and address of the person who received the cremated human remains from the crematory authority; and

(4) If ascertainable:

(a) The location, including the name of the cemetery and plot location if the remains are interred; and

(b) The manner and date of the disposition of the cremated human remains.

D. The permit holder shall maintain a copy of every record and receipt required by this chapter as permanent records.

E. All records and receipts required by this chapter are subject to inspection and copying by the Board.

Md. Code Regs. 10.29.19.08

Regulation .08 amended effective 41:7 Md. R. 421, eff.4/14/2014