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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 09.34.08.02" title_num="09" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="08" heading="Removal, Identification, and Transportation of Human Remains.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Upon receipt of human remains, a permit holder, in the presence of the authorizing agent or representative of the funeral establishment engaging crematory services, shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Verify that the information on the wrist tag of the human remains is consistent with the documentation accompanying the human remains and consistent with the visual observation of the human remains;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Use a metal detector wand to inspect for the presence of any battery operated, implanted devices including pacemakers, defibrillators, or pain relief devices;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Refuse to accept human remains for cremation or alkaline hydrolysis if an inspection of the human remains indicates the presence of any battery operated, implanted device;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Remove and properly dispose of any hazardous object or any other materials that the permitted designee of the permit holder deems should be removed from the human remains or crematory container in order to prevent harm to the public health or damage to the cremator or alkaline hydrolysis unit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Remove any jewelry on the human remains or in the crematory container;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Return any removed jewelry to the authorizing agent or representative of the funeral establishment engaging [cremation] crematory services; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Obtain a signed, itemized receipt from the authorizing agent or representative of the funeral establishment engaging crematory services for the removed jewelry and retain the receipt as a permanent record.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Foreign objects removed from the human remains:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall be treated as medical waste and disposed of accordingly; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not be donated until a sterilization process through a third party, recognized by the Office, to dispose properly of medical waste has been performed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Materials identifying the human remains placed in the custody of a permit holder shall contain the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Name;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Date of birth;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Date of death;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Name of funeral establishment or authorizing agent;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Gender; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Name and relationship of authorizing agent to the decedent.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A permit holder shall not accept unidentified human remains for cremation or alkaline hydrolysis.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>