Kansas Statutes 65-1762. Supervision; crematory operator license requirement; cremation requirements; authorization form and coroner’s permit
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1762
- Authorizing agent: means a person legally entitled to authorize the cremation and final disposition of specific dead human bodies as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- 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
- Cremation chamber: means the enclosed space within which the cremation of a dead human body is performed. 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
- Crematory operator: means a person who is engaged in, conducting or holding oneself out as engaged in or conducting, the business of cremation. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- Crematory operator in charge: means the licensed crematory operator who is responsible to ensure that the crematory's license is current and that the licensed crematory is in compliance with the laws and regulations of this state. 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
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Funeral director: means a person who holds a current license as a funeral director issued by the board. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- Funeral establishment: means a funeral establishment or branch establishment as licensed by the board. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
(a) The licensed crematory operator in charge shall supervise the licensed crematory on a full-time or a part-time basis and perform such other duties relating to the supervision of a licensed crematory as prescribed by the board by rules and regulations. The crematory operator in charge of a licensed crematory shall hold a Kansas crematory operator’s license. Additionally, a crematory operator in charge shall hold a funeral director‘s license unless the crematory only receives dead human bodies for cremation through licensed funeral establishments or branch funeral establishments.
(b) Only licensed crematory operators may perform cremation.
(c) No crematory operator or crematory operator in charge shall cremate or cause to be cremated any dead human body until it has received:
(1) A cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent. The written authorization shall include:
(A) The identity of the dead human body and the time and date of death;
(B) the name of the funeral director or assistant funeral director and the funeral establishment or branch establishment, or the authorizing agent, that obtained the cremation authorization;
(C) notification as to whether the cause of death occurred from a disease declared by the department of health and environment to be infectious, contagious, communicable or dangerous to the public health;
(D) the name of the authorizing agent and the relationship between the authorizing agent and the decedent;
(E) authorization for the crematory to cremate the dead human body;
(F) a representation that the dead human body does not contain a pacemaker or any other material or implant that may be potentially hazardous or cause damage to the cremation chamber or the person performing the cremation;
(G) the name of the person authorized to receive the cremated remains from the crematory; and
(H) the signature of the authorizing agent, attesting to the accuracy of all representations contained on the cremation authorization form; and
(2) a completed and executed coroner’s permit to cremate, if required by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-2426a, and amendments thereto, indicating that the dead human body is to be cremated.