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Minnesota Statutes 2000, 149A.95 Subd. 8. Identification of body. All licensed crematories shall develop, implement, and maintain an identification procedure whereby dead human bodies can be identified from the time the crematory accepts delivery of the remains until the cremated remains are released to an authorized party. After cremation, an identifying disk, tab, or other permanent label shall be placed within the cremated remains container before the cremated remains are released from the crematory. Each identification disk, tab, or label shall have a number that shall be recorded on all paperwork regarding the decedent. This procedure shall be designed to reasonably ensure that the proper body is cremated and that the cremated remains are returned to the appropriate party. Subd. 9. Cremation chamber for human remains. A licensed crematory shall knowingly cremate only dead human bodies or human remains in a cremation chamber, along with the cremation container or casket and a sheet or pouch used for disease control. Subd. 10. Cremation procedures; privacy. I'he final disposition of dead human bodies by cremation shall be done in privacy. Unless there is written authorization from the person with the legal right to control the disposition, only authorized crematory personnel shall be permitted in the cremation area while any dead human body is in the cremation area awaiting cremation, in the cremation chamber, being removed from the cremation chamber, or being processed and placed in a cremated remains container. Subd. 11. Cremation procedures; commingling of remains prohibited. Except with the express written permission of the person with legal right to control the disposition, no crematory shall cremate more than one dead human body at the same time and in the same cremation chamber, or introduce a second dead human body into a cremation chamber until reasonable efforts have been employed to remove all fragments of the preceding cremated remains, or cremate a dead human body and other human remains at the same time and in the same cremation chamber. This section does not apply where commingling of human remains during cremation is otherwise provided by law. The fact that there is incidental and unavoidable residue in the cremation chamber used in a prior cremation is not a violation of this subdivision. Subd. 12. Cremation procedures; removal from cremation chamber. Upon completion of the heat and flame reduction process, reasonable efforts shall be made to remove from the cremation chamber all of the recoverable cremated human remains and noncombustible materials or items. If possible, the noncombustible materials or items shall be separated from the cremated human remains and disposed of, in any lawful manner, by the crematory. The cremated human remains shall be placed in an appropriate container to be transported to the processing area. Subd. 13. Cremation procedures; commingling of cremated remains prohibited. Except with the express written permission of the person with legal right to control the disposition or otherwise provided by law, no crematory shall mechanically process the cremated human remains of more than one body at a time in the same mechanical processor, or introduce the cremated human remains of a second body into a mechanical processor until processing of any preceding cremated human remains has been terminated and reasonable efforts have been employed to remove all fragments of the preceding cremated Page 3 of 6 http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/149A/95.htm1 06/20/2001