OAR 830-030-0050: Processing of Cremated Remains

In order to protect the public's interests and to prevent any misrepresentation in the conduct of doing business, the crematory authority must process cremated remains in the following manner: (1) Upon completion of the cremation, insofar as is possible, all residual of the cremation process must be removed from the cremation chamber and the chamber swept clean. The residual must be placed within a container or tray that will prevent commingling with other cremated remains and the identification removed from the cremation chamber and attached to the container or tray to await final processing; (2) All residual of the cremation process must undergo final processing; (3) The entire processed cremated remains must be placed in a cremated remains container. The identifying metal disc must be placed on or in the container. The cremated remains must not contain any other object unrelated to the cremation process unless specific authorization has been received from the authorizing agent; (4) If the entire processed cremated remains will not fit within the dimensions of the cremated remains container, the remainder must be returned either in a separate container, or, upon written permission of the authorizing agent, be disposed of according to the established procedures of the Crematory Authority; and, (5) The following information will be affixed to the temporary receptacle or attached to the permanent receptacle for cremated remains: deceased name, date of death, identifying metal disc number, name of funeral home, and name of crematory.