Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 1.22 - Structures for the dead(a)Crypts. No dead human body shall be placed in a permanent crypt unless the crypt is fitted with a durable covering which may be tightly sealed after each interment, or unless the remains are encased in a sealed container from which no evidence of dissolution may escape.(b)Mausoleums. No dead human body shall be placed in a permanent overground mausoleum or other structure for the dead unless the remains are encased in a container so sealed that no evidence of dissolution may escape.(c)Receiving vaults. Receiving vaults may be used for the temporary reception of dead bodies, if the bodies are properly embalmed, for a period not exceeding 30 days, beyond which period special permission from the Department of Health shall be required. The responsible person in charge of a dead human body which is placed in a temporary vault shall make application for special permission at least 1 week prior to the expiration of the 30-day period. Bodies retained in a temporary vault may, within the initial 30-day period, be removed and interred in a cemetery in this Commonwealth or shipped, on the authority of the original burial permit. In every case the death certificate shall be filed within 96 hours after death. A new burial permit shall be secured by the person responsible for the final disposition of each dead human body which has been retained in a temporary vault beyond the 30-day period.The provisions of this §1.22 amended April 26, 1985, effective 4/27/1985, 15 Pa.B. 1523.The provisions of this §1.22 issued under sections 2104 and 2111 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 534 and 541); and section 506 of the Vital Statistics Law of 1953 (35 P. S. § 450.506).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §13.184 (relating to prompt disposal of a deceased body).