Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-12-613 - Requirements for a Funeral Establishment That Provides for Cremation

A. A funeral establishment that owns a crematory on or off the funeral establishment's premises shall designate a responsible cremationist.

A. B. The responsible funeral director of a funeral establishment that provides for cremation shall ensure that:

1. The cost of cremation is included on its general price list required by A.R.S. § 32-1371;

2. A price card for cremation is placed as required by A.R.S. § 32-1372;

3. If the funeral establishment contracts with a licensed crematory to perform the cremation; the information required in A.R.S. § 32-1373(A) and (B) is provided to the purchaser of the cremation;

4. A consumer who chooses cremation is informed that human remains may be cremated in a cremation container capable of being entirely consumed or reduced to fine residue during the cremation process, such as a casket, unfinished wood box, or fiberboard container; and

B. A funeral establishment also may offer for sale in connection with cremation a closed casket which meets the combustibility requirements in subsection (A).

C.5. Caskets or containers constructed of metal or of a substance that may emit harmful fumes when subjected to the cremation process are not sold or used for cremation.

D. If the responsible funeral director determines that there is potential for leakage from the cremation container or casket prior to the cremation, the funeral establishment shall line the container or casket with material that will prevent such occurrence or shall encase the human remains in a leakproof body pouch prior to placing the human remains in the container or casket.

E. Body fluids removed from the decedent prior to cremation shall not be forwarded for cremation except by the explicit request of the authorizing agent and with the knowledge and consent of the crematory authority.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-12-613

Adopted effective July 3, 1991 (Supp. 91-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 2648, effective 11/9/2014.