Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 830 - MORTUARY AND CEMETERY BOARD › Division 11 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 830-011-0000 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Alkaline hydrolysis" is the alternative
			 disposition process that uses water, alkaline chemicals, heat, and sometimes
			 pressure and agitation to accelerate the conversion of human remains until bone
			 fragments and a neutral liquid (effluent) remain.
(2) "Alternative Disposition" is a
			 Board-authorized method of final disposition for human remains other than
			 burial, entombment, burial at sea, cremation, or removal from the state, and
			 includes dissolution and natural organic reduction.
(3) "Alternative Disposition Facility" is a
			 location containing equipment designed for the final disposition of human
			 remains through alternative methods authorized by the Board including, but not
			 limited to, dissolution and natural organic reduction.
(4) "Alternative Disposition Facility
			 Authority" is an Alternative Disposition Facility with a Certificate of
			 Authority to operate a dissolution chamber, natural organic reduction chamber,
			 or other alternative disposition equipment as authorized by Board
			 rule.
(5) "Apprentice" has the same
			 meaning as "Trainee" as used in ORS Chapter 692 and either term may be used
			 interchangeably by Board licensees, applicants and registrants.
(6) "At Need" means arrangements entered into
			 after a death has occurred - at the time of need.
(7) "Authorizing Agent" is a person legally
			 authorized to make arrangements and direct final disposition of human remains,
			 cremated remains, and alternative disposition remains.
(8) "Burial Vault" is a lined and sealed
			 burial receptacle - often constructed from concrete - which performs all of the
			 functions of a grave liner, and in addition is designed and constructed using
			 one or more lining and sealing materials to increase the overall tensile
			 strength of the finished unit and to reduce the risk of intrusion of exterior
			 elements.
(9) "Certificate of
			 Authority" is a document, equivalent to a license, which grants an entity
			 authority to operate a cemetery, crematory, or alternative disposition
			 facility.
(10) "Cremated Remains"
			 and "Alternative Disposition Remains" are the remaining bone fragments after
			 the act of cremation or alternative disposition is complete.
(11) "Cremated Remains Container" and
			 "Alternative Disposition Remains Container" are containers in which processed
			 cremated remains or processed alternative disposition remains can be placed and
			 stored.
(12) "Cremation" is the
			 technical heating process that reduces human remains to ash and bone
			 fragments.
(13) "Cremation Chamber"
			 is the enclosed space in which the cremation process takes place.
(14) "Cremation Container" is the enclosure,
			 if any, in which the human remains are placed for a cremation.
(15) "Crematory Authority" is a crematory
			 with a Certificate of Authority to operate a cremation chamber as authorized by
			 Board rule.
(16) "Crematory" or
			 "Crematorium" is an enclosed location containing equipment designed for the
			 final disposition of human remains through cremation.
(17) "Death Care Consultant" is a person who,
			 for payment, provides consultations related to funeral or final disposition
			 arrangements to the person or persons who are acting as a funeral service
			 practitioner under ORS Chapter 432. The consultations may include any
			 conference, information, guidance or advice either at the time of death or when
			 the death is imminent.
(18) "Death
			 Care Industry" means funeral service and final disposition practitioners and
			 facilities.
(19) "Disinfectant
			 Solution" is a chemical agent used to destroy, inactivate, or significantly
			 reduce the concentration of pathogens.
(20) "Dissolution" includes, but is not
			 limited to, alkaline hydrolysis.
(21) "Dissolution Chamber" is an
			 industry-specific vessel that meets industry and commercial standards and is
			 enclosed and sealed when human remains are placed inside and the dissolution
			 process takes place.
(22)
			 "Dissolution Container" is the enclosure, if any, in which human remains are
			 placed for the purpose of placement in the dissolution chamber.
(23) "Effluent" is the sterile, neutral
			 liquid containing salts, sugars, amino acids, and peptides, resulting from the
			 alkaline hydrolysis process.
(24)
			 "Embalming" is the process of chemically treating human remains to reduce the
			 presence and growth of microorganisms, delay organic decomposition, and restore
			 a decedent's physical appearance.
(25) "Final Disposition" is the burial,
			 entombment, burial at sea, cremation, removal from the state, dissolution,
			 natural organic reduction, or other alternative disposition as authorized by
			 Board rule.
(26) "Final Processing"
			 is the reduction of identifiable bone fragments after the completion of
			 cremation, dissolution, natural organic reduction, or other form of alternative
			 disposition, and processing to granulated particles by manual or mechanical
			 means.
(27) "Grave Liner" is a
			 burial receptacle placed in the ground in a cemetery. It may be of either
			 sectional, dome, or box form, and is designed and built to support the weight
			 of the earth covering a grave, in addition to any standard cemetery maintenance
			 equipment, in order to prevent the grave from collapsing.
(28) "Holder of a Certificate of
			 Registration" means the same as "Certified Provider" as defined in ORS
			 97.923(2).
(29) "Holding Room" is a
			 room constructed in accordance with OAR 830-040-0020(2), (4) and (5), which
			 licensed funeral establishments use for the care, storage, or holding of human
			 remains prior to effecting final disposition. This room must be of sufficient
			 size to accommodate at least one table for a casketed remains and an attendant.
			 The room may be used by the funeral establishment to care for or repair remains
			 in those facilities that do not offer on premises embalmings. This room would
			 be other than a chapel, viewing or visitation room, office supply room, closet
			 or a room normally open to the public.
(30) "Human Remains" mean the body of a
			 deceased person.
(31)
			 "Identification Viewing" is the viewing of human remains for the purpose of
			 identifying the remains, whether they have been washed or otherwise
			 prepared.
(32) "Identifying Metal
			 Disc" is a metal disc approximately one inch in diameter with a number assigned
			 by the State Registrar's Office, each with a different number, for the purpose
			 of accompanying human remains throughout the final disposition process and to
			 serve as a means of permanent identification of those remains.
(33) "Intern Apprentice", "Intern" or "Intern
			 Trainee" is any student enrolled in an accredited funeral service education
			 program who is serving their three-month internship under the supervision of a
			 combination-licensed funeral service practitioner/embalmer at a participating
			 funeral establishment.
(34)
			 "Licensed Facility" is any licensed entity governed by ORS Chapter
			 692.
(35) "Licensee" is any person
			 or facility licensed under ORS Chapter 692 and any preneed salesperson
			 registered under ORS 97.931.
(36)
			 "Minimum Preparation of Human Remains" means the human remains are washed as
			 defined in this section.
(37)
			 "Natural Organic Reduction" is the controlled and contained accelerated
			 conversion of human remains to soil.
(38) "Natural Organic Reduction Chamber" is
			 an enclosed space in which the natural organic reduction process takes
			 place.
(39) "Offensive Treatment of
			 Human Remains" is treatment offensive to the generally accepted standards of
			 the community and may result in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue
			 or renew a license, in accordance with ORS 692.180.
(40) "Prearrangement" and "Preneed" have the
			 same meaning as used in ORS 97.923.
(41) "Principal" Principal means a person who
			 has controlling authority over the licensed facility, including but not limited
			 to:
(a) Managers or other persons who have
			 decision-making authority and whose primary duties include control over the
			 operation of the licensed facility;
(b) Officers or directors who have some
			 degree of responsibility for the operation of the licensed facility;
(c) General Partners, limited and joint
			 ventures;
(d) Sole
			 proprietors;
(e) Stockholders
			 holding a majority of outstanding shares of stock; and
(f) Members of a Limited Liability
			 Company.