* § 1518. Crematory operations during emergency declaration.

Terms Used In N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law 1518

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • cremation: means the technical process, using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to ashes and other residue. See N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law 1502
  • crematory: means a facility or portion of a building in which the remains of deceased human beings are processed by cremation. See N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law 1502

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the duration of a state or county disaster emergency declared pursuant to an executive order, crematories located in any county of the state may provide emergency transportation and disposition assistance in such instances where the crematories in affected areas are inoperable or unable to provide sufficient capacity for the disposition of human remains during any period of the declared emergency. Such crematories electing to provide emergency assistance shall contract for or otherwise utilize any mode of transportation necessary to transport human remains from areas of a declared emergency to other crematory operations within the state with cremation capacity. Transportation and disposition of human remains from such affected areas shall be conducted by any agent of the regulated crematory and shall only be permitted with a cremation permit required pursuant by § 4145 of the public health law attesting to the permission for the cremation of the deceased and their identity. In all instances of emergency crematory operations, a fully executed cremation authorization form shall accompany the human remains and provide the information necessary to return the cremated remains to the individual authorizing such cremation. Nothing in this section shall require a crematory to provide such transportation or additional crematory resources if they are unable to do so.

* NB There are 2 § 1518's

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