CA CREMATORY MANAGER EXAM -
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE 2026 GET
IT RIGHT CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Define "Interment".
Answer: The disposition of human remains by entombment or burial in a
cemetery or, in the case of cremated remains, by inurnment, placement or
burial in a cemetery, or burial at sea.
2. Removing any part of any human remains from any place where it
has been interred, or from where it is awaiting interment, cremation,
or hydrolysis, with intent to sell it or to dissect it, without authority of
law, or written permission of the person or persons having the right to
control the remains, or with malice or wantonness is punishable by
________.
Answer: Imprisonment
3. Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign materials,
pacemakers, or prostheses from cremated remains or hydrolyzed
human remains?
Answer: Yes
4. Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold or silver,
jewelry, or mementos?
,Answer: Yes, if the equipment cannot process these materials.
5. What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos
that you remove?
Answer: They must be returned to the urn/cremated remains
container/hydrolyzed remains container, unless otherwise directed by the
7100 rights holder.
6. Do you need specific written permission to remove dental
gold/silver, jewelry or mementos from human remains?
Answer: Yes, from the 7100 rights holder. Otherwise you can be punished
by imprisonment. (Residue containing dental gold/silver or other precious
metals that cannot be removed from the chamber is not a violation.)
7. If you detain human remains or fail to release human remains,
personal effects, or any certificate or permit required upon the
delivery of authorization for release signed by the next of kin or
someone entitled to custody of the remains, you are guilty of what?
Answer: A misdemeanor.
8. Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of
cremation/hydrolysis if they are not suitable for inurnment?
Answer: No.
9. What should you include on a contract for cremation or hydrolysis
services?
,Answer: Specific written notification of the processing that takes place.
10. How should a recognizable dead human fetus of less than 20 weeks
gestation be disposed of, if not by interment?
Answer: Incineration
11. How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed from the
place of cremation/hydrolysis?
Answer: In a durable container, and kept on the property of the 7100 rights
holder, someone with their permission, or a church/religious shrine (with
their permission).
12. What must occur for cremated/hydrolyzed remains to be kept in a
keepsake urn?
Answer: They must be authorized by the 7100 rights holder, a permit must
be issued for each keepsake urn (designating the home address of each
person receiving an urn) and a permit fee must be paid.
13. How big is a keepsake urn?
Answer: It contains not more than 1 cubic centimeter of
cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
14. What is cremation?
Answer: The process by which the following three steps are taken: (a) The
reduction of the body of a deceased human to its essential elements by
incineration; (b) The repositioning or moving of the body or remains during
, incineration to facilitate the process; (c) The processing of the remains after
removal from the cremation chamber pursuant to Section 7010.3.
15. What is hydrolysis?
Answer: The process by which the following two steps are taken: (1) The
reduction of the body of a deceased person to its essential organic
components and bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis (using heat, water,
and potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide); (2) The processing of the
remains after removal from the hydrolysis chamber pursuant to Section
7010.
16. What is processing?
Answer: The removal of foreign objects and the reduction of the particle
size of cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains by mechanical
means including, but not limited to, grinding, crushing, and pulverizing to a
consistency appropriate for disposition.
17. What is residue?
Answer: Human ashes, bone fragments, prostheses, and disintegrated
material from the chamber itself, imbedded in cracks and uneven spaces of
a cremation chamber, that CANNOT be removed through reasonable
manual contact with sweeping or scraping equipment.
18. What is scattering?
Answer: The authorized dispersal of cremated/hydrolyzed remains at sea,
in other areas of the state, or commingling in a defined area within a
dedicated cemetery.
HEALTH & SAFETY CODE 2026 GET
IT RIGHT CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Define "Interment".
Answer: The disposition of human remains by entombment or burial in a
cemetery or, in the case of cremated remains, by inurnment, placement or
burial in a cemetery, or burial at sea.
2. Removing any part of any human remains from any place where it
has been interred, or from where it is awaiting interment, cremation,
or hydrolysis, with intent to sell it or to dissect it, without authority of
law, or written permission of the person or persons having the right to
control the remains, or with malice or wantonness is punishable by
________.
Answer: Imprisonment
3. Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove foreign materials,
pacemakers, or prostheses from cremated remains or hydrolyzed
human remains?
Answer: Yes
4. Can crematory/hydrolysis employees remove dental gold or silver,
jewelry, or mementos?
,Answer: Yes, if the equipment cannot process these materials.
5. What must you do with any dental gold/silver, jewelry or mementos
that you remove?
Answer: They must be returned to the urn/cremated remains
container/hydrolyzed remains container, unless otherwise directed by the
7100 rights holder.
6. Do you need specific written permission to remove dental
gold/silver, jewelry or mementos from human remains?
Answer: Yes, from the 7100 rights holder. Otherwise you can be punished
by imprisonment. (Residue containing dental gold/silver or other precious
metals that cannot be removed from the chamber is not a violation.)
7. If you detain human remains or fail to release human remains,
personal effects, or any certificate or permit required upon the
delivery of authorization for release signed by the next of kin or
someone entitled to custody of the remains, you are guilty of what?
Answer: A misdemeanor.
8. Can you remove cremated/hydrolyzed remains from the place of
cremation/hydrolysis if they are not suitable for inurnment?
Answer: No.
9. What should you include on a contract for cremation or hydrolysis
services?
,Answer: Specific written notification of the processing that takes place.
10. How should a recognizable dead human fetus of less than 20 weeks
gestation be disposed of, if not by interment?
Answer: Incineration
11. How shall cremated/hydrolyzed remains be removed from the
place of cremation/hydrolysis?
Answer: In a durable container, and kept on the property of the 7100 rights
holder, someone with their permission, or a church/religious shrine (with
their permission).
12. What must occur for cremated/hydrolyzed remains to be kept in a
keepsake urn?
Answer: They must be authorized by the 7100 rights holder, a permit must
be issued for each keepsake urn (designating the home address of each
person receiving an urn) and a permit fee must be paid.
13. How big is a keepsake urn?
Answer: It contains not more than 1 cubic centimeter of
cremated/hydrolyzed remains.
14. What is cremation?
Answer: The process by which the following three steps are taken: (a) The
reduction of the body of a deceased human to its essential elements by
incineration; (b) The repositioning or moving of the body or remains during
, incineration to facilitate the process; (c) The processing of the remains after
removal from the cremation chamber pursuant to Section 7010.3.
15. What is hydrolysis?
Answer: The process by which the following two steps are taken: (1) The
reduction of the body of a deceased person to its essential organic
components and bone fragments by alkaline hydrolysis (using heat, water,
and potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide); (2) The processing of the
remains after removal from the hydrolysis chamber pursuant to Section
7010.
16. What is processing?
Answer: The removal of foreign objects and the reduction of the particle
size of cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains by mechanical
means including, but not limited to, grinding, crushing, and pulverizing to a
consistency appropriate for disposition.
17. What is residue?
Answer: Human ashes, bone fragments, prostheses, and disintegrated
material from the chamber itself, imbedded in cracks and uneven spaces of
a cremation chamber, that CANNOT be removed through reasonable
manual contact with sweeping or scraping equipment.
18. What is scattering?
Answer: The authorized dispersal of cremated/hydrolyzed remains at sea,
in other areas of the state, or commingling in a defined area within a
dedicated cemetery.
