Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4717 - Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors › Chapter 4717-7 - Requirements for Licenses › Section 4717-7-04 - Crematory facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Requirements for crematory facility license:
(A) Any person desiring to operate a
			 crematory facility shall be a crematory operator as
			 required under division (D)(1) of section
			 4717.06 of the Revised Code
			 and apply to the board on a form provided by the board, include the
			 appropriate license fee, and establish that:
(1) The facility is at a fixed place or
			 location;
(2) The facility is
			 adequately equipped and maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
The crematory shall contain only the articles and instruments
				necessary for carrying out the business of the crematory. The crematory shall
				contain separate equipment for the performance of cremation and pulverization
				of dead human bodies and human body parts, and animals so as to prevent the
				opportunity for coming ling of remains. The minimal requirements for the
				crematory facility shall be as follows:
(a) The crematory facility shall be in
			 compliance with all applicable local and state building codes, zoning laws, and
			 ordinances, environmental laws and OSHA requirements;
(b) The crematory shall have, on site, a
			 motorized mechanical device for processing cremated remains and must have, in
			 the building or adjacent to it, a holding facility for the retention of dead
			 human bodies or human body parts awaiting cremation. The holding facility must
			 be secure from access by anyone except the authorized personnel of the
			 crematory, preserve the dignity of the remains, and protect the health and
			 safety of the crematory personnel. The crematory facility shall also maintain
			 sufficient pollution control equipment to comply with the department of
			 environmental regulation requirements in order to secure annual approved
			 certification.
(3) The
			 holder of a crematory facility license who is the
			 actually in charge and ultimately responsible shall submit to the board
			 written notification, within ten days of any termination of a crematory
			 operator actually in charge and ultimately
			 responsible for the crematory facility. Within thirty
			 days of the notification to the board, the holder of a crematory facility
			 license who is actually in charge and ultimately responsible shall surrender
			 the license to operate the crematory facility. Except in extenuating
			 circumstances, and with approval of the board, no crematory facility is to
			 operate without a crematory operator actually in charge
			 and ultimately responsible of the crematory facility  for more
			 than thirty days after the written notification is filed with the board.A change in the person who is
			 licensed to operate a crematory facility who is actually in charge and
			 ultimately responsible requires a new crematory facility license under division
			 (C)(2) of section 4717.11 of the Revised Code. The
			 person who will be licensed to operate the crematory as the actually in charge
			 and ultimately responsible after the change shall apply for a new license on an
			 application form prescribed by the board within thirty days of filing the
			 written notification with the board. Any crematory facility that fails to
			 comply with this rule shall cease operations.