Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1761

• Board: means the state board of mortuary arts. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
• Cremated remains: means all human remains recovered after the completion of the cremation of a dead human body, which may possibly include the residue of any foreign matter including casket material, bridgework or eyeglasses, that was cremated with the dead human body. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
• Cremation: means the mechanical and/or other dissolution process that reduces human remains to bone fragments. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
• Crematory: means a business premises that houses the cremation chamber and holding facility where dead human bodies are cremated. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
• Dead human body: means a lifeless human body or such parts of a human body or the bones thereof from the state of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
• Holding facility: means an area within or adjacent to a licensed crematory designated for the retention of dead human bodies prior to the act of cremation that shall:

  (1) Comply with any applicable public health statute, regulation or ordinance;

  (2) preserve the dignity of the dead human body;

  (3) recognize the integrity, health and safety of the crematory's personnel operating the crematory; and

  (4) be secure from access by anyone other than authorized personnel. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760

• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201