Sec. 33. (a) A crematory authority shall maintain at the authority’s place of business a permanent record of each cremation that took place at the facility. The record must contain the name of the decedent and the date of the cremation.

     (b) The crematory authority shall maintain a record of all cremated remains disposed of by the crematory authority under section 49 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-14-31-33

  • cremated remains: means all human remains recovered after the completion of the cremation of a human body or body part, including the residue of any foreign materials, nonmetallic casket material, dental work, or eyeglasses that were cremated with the human remains but excluding any prosthetic or medical device. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-7
  • cremation: means the incineration of the body of a deceased person or a body part of a nondeceased person and the mechanical or manual reduction of identifiable bone fragments to unidentifiable bone fragments. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-8
  • crematory: means a building or structure, including a holding facility where human remains are or are intended to be cremated. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-11
  • crematory authority: means the legal entity or the entity's authorized representative that is registered by the board to operate a crematory and to perform cremations. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-12
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
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