21 NCAC 34C .0303. RECORDS OF CREMATION AND DELIVERY

(a)  All crematory licensees shall complete receipts for human remains on Board forms. The crematory licensee shall furnish the name of the crematory licensee, full name of the decedent, date and time of death, date and time the human remains was delivered to the crematory licensee, any affiliation by the person delivering remains with a funeral establishment or crematory, the name and signature of the employee or agent of the crematory who received the human remains, and any other information the Board deems necessary as required by law.  Every crematory licensee shall furnish this receipt to the person who delivers the human remains to the crematory licensee.

(b)  All records documenting the release of human remains from a crematory licensee to the person who receives the cremated remains shall be completed on Board forms.  The crematory licensee shall furnish the name of the crematory licensee, the full name of the decedent, the date and time of release, the name of the person who received the cremated remains, the place where cremated remains were received, any affiliation by the person receiving remains with a funeral establishment or other entity, the signatures of the person delivering the remains and the recipient of remains, any mailing or handling instructions, and any other information the Board deems necessary as required by law. Crematory licensees must provide evidence by signature, postal receipt or its equivalent, of the receipt of the cremated remains.

(c)  All records documenting the release of human remains from a funeral establishment to the person who receives the cremated remains shall be completed on Board forms.  The funeral establishment shall furnish the name of the funeral establishment, the full name of the decedent, the date and time of release, the person to whom the remains were released, the type of container in which the remains were released, the signatures of the parties delivering and receiving remains, any shipping or special handling instructions, and any other information the Board deems necessary as required by law.  Funeral establishments must provide evidence by signature, postal receipt or its equivalent, of the receipt of the cremated remains.

(d)  In order to track the human remains through the cremation process from the time the remains are received at the crematory until the cremated remains are delivered, all crematory licensees shall keep records on Board forms.  The crematory licensee shall furnish the name of the crematory licensee, full name of the decedent, description of the cremation container used, time and date the decedent was placed into the crematory, person who placed the deceased in the crematory, time and date the cremated remains were removed from the crematory, type of container in which the cremated remains were placed, time and date the cremated remains were processed, the name and signature of the person who processed the cremated remains and placed them into a container, and any other information the Board deems necessary as required by law.

(e)           In lieu of the separate forms required by Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of this Rule, a crematory licensee may use a form prescribed by the Board that combines all information required by Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of this Rule. 

(f)  The crematory licensee shall retain the completed forms required by this Rule and shall produce all crematory forms for inspection or copying by the Board or its agents upon request.  The funeral establishment shall retain the completed form required by Paragraph (c) of this Rule and shall produce the form for inspection or copying to the Board or its agents upon request.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-210.127; 90-210.134(a);

Eff. July 1, 1991;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2009; August 1, 2004.