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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2000, 149A.95 <br /> <br />Page 1 of6 <br /> <br />Minnesota Statutes 2000, Table of Chapters <br /> <br />T~bl~QLGQnl~nt$,fm:Ch5!Pl~I142A <br /> <br />149A.95 Crematories and cremation. <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. License required. No person shall <br />cremate a dead human body or cause any dead human body to be <br />cremated in this state without being licensed by the <br />commissioner of health. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. General requirements. Any building to be <br />used as a crematory must comply with all applicable local and <br />state building codes, zoning laws and ordinances, and <br />environmental standards. A crematory must have, on site, a <br />motorized mechanical device for processing cremated remains and <br />must have, in the building or adjacent to it, a holding facility <br />for the retention of dead human bodies awaiting cremation. The <br />holding facility must be secure from access by anyone except the <br />authorized personnel of the crematory, preserve the dignity of <br />the remains, and protect the health and safety of the crematory <br />personnel. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Unlicensed personnel. A licensed crematory <br />may employ unlicensed personnel, provided that all applicable <br />provisions of this chapter are followed. It is the duty of the <br />licensed crematory to provide proper training for all unlicensed <br />personnel and the licensed crematory shall be strictly <br />accountable for compliance with this chapter and other <br />applicable state and federal regulations regarding occupational <br />and workplace health and safety. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. Authorization to cremate required. No <br />crematory shall cremate or cause to be cremated any dead human <br />body without receiving written authorization to do so from the <br />person who has the legal right to control disposition as <br />described in section 149A.80 or the person's legal designee. <br />The written authorization must include: <br /> <br />(1) the name of the deceased and the date of death; <br /> <br />(2) a statement authorizing the crematory to cremate the <br />body; <br /> <br />(3) the name, address, relationship to the deceased, and <br />signature of the person with legal right to control final <br />disposition or a legal designee; <br /> <br />(4) certification that the body does not contain any <br />implanted mechanical or radioactive device, such as a heart <br />pacemaker, that may create a hazard when placed in the cremation <br />chamber; <br /> <br />(5) authorization to remove the body from the container in <br />which it was delivered, if that container is not appropriate for <br />cremation, and to place the body in an appropriate cremation <br />container and directions for the disposition of the original <br />container; <br /> <br />"", <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.1eg.state.mn.us/stats/ 149 A/95 .html <br /> <br />6/1 0/200 1 <br />