North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 34 - FUNERAL SERVICE › Subchapter C - CREMATORIES › Section .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 34C .0106 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following definitions shall apply for purposes of
					 complying with the provisions of Article 13F, Chapter 90, of the North Carolina
					 General Statutes and any rule in this Chapter:
(1) "Hydrolysis operator" shall have the same
				  meaning as the term "hydrolysis licensee" as defined by
				  G.S.
				  90-210.136(a)(3).
(2) "Aquamation" shall have the same meaning
				  as "alkaline hydrolysis" as defined by
				  G.S.
				  90-210.136(a)(1).
(3) "Certificate of hydrolysis" means a
				  certificate provided by the hydrolysis manager who performed the hydrolysis
				  that meets the same minimum requirements for a "certificate of cremation" as
				  set forth in
				  G.S.
				  90-210.121(5).
(4) "Cremation center" shall have the same
				  meaning as "crematory" or "crematorium" as defined by
				  G.S.
				  90-210.121(11).
(5) "Final disposition" of human remains that
				  have been hydrolyzed means the hydrolysis and the ultimate interment,
				  entombment, inurnment, or scattering of the hydrolyzed remains or the return of
				  the hydrolyzed remains by the hydrolysis licensee to the authorizing agent or
				  such agent's designee as provided by Article 13F, Chapter 90, of the North
				  Carolina General Statutes. Upon the written direction of the authorizing agent,
				  hydrolyzed remains may take various forms.
(6) "Hydrolysis container," as defined by
				  G.S.
				  90-210.136(a)(2), shall be
				  made of biodegradable material and also shall comply with the provisions of
				  G.S.
				  90-210.121(9)f.
(7) "Hydrolysis chamber," "hydrolysis unit,"
				  or "hydrolysis vessel" means the enclosed space within which the hydrolysis
				  process occurs. Hydrolysis chambers regulated by Article 13F, Chapter 90, of
				  the North Carolina General Statutes shall be used exclusively for the
				  hydrolysis of human remains.
(8)
				  "Hydrolyzed remains" means all human remains recovered after the completion of
				  the hydrolysis process, including pulverization, that leaves only bone
				  fragments reduced to unidentifiable dimensions.
(9) "Hydrolysis facility" or "hydrolysis
				  center" means the building or buildings, or portion of a building or buildings,
				  on a contiguous piece of property that houses the hydrolysis equipment, the
				  holding and processing facilities, the business offices, and any other
				  components of the hydrolysis business.
(10) "Hydrolysis interment container" means a
				  rigid outer container composed of concrete, steel, fiberglass, or some similar
				  material in which an urn is placed prior to being interred in the ground and
				  which is designed to withstand prolonged exposure to the elements and to
				  support the earth above the urn.
(11) "Hydrolysis manager" means the person
				  who is responsible for the management and operation of the hydrolysis facility.
				  A hydrolysis manager shall meet the same minimum requirements for a "crematory
				  manager" as set forth in
				  G.S.
				  90-210.121(13).
(12) "Hydrolysis society" means any person,
				  firm, corporation, or organization that is affiliated with a hydrolysis
				  licensee licensed under Article 13F, Chapter 90, of the North Carolina General
				  Statutes and provides hydrolysis information to consumers.
(13) "Hydrolysis technician" means any
				  employee of a hydrolysis licensee who has a certificate confirming that the
				  hydrolysis technician has attended a training course approved by the
				  Board.
(14) "Resomation" shall have
				  the same meaning as "alkaline hydrolysis" as defined by
				  G.S.
				  90-210.136(a)(1).
Authority
					 G.S.
					 90-210.136;
Temporary Adoption
					 Eff. May 24, 2019;
Temporary Adoption Expired Eff. March 13,
					 2020;
Readopted Eff. January 1,
					 2021.