Health & Saf. Code, § 8374 · Article 8. Hydrolysis Facilities
Health & Saf. Code, § 8374
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A hydrolysis facility shall maintain on its premises, or other business location within the state, an accurate record of all hydrolyses performed, including all of the following information:
(1) Name of the referring funeral director, if any.
(2) Name of the deceased.
(3) Date of the hydrolysis.
(4) Name of the hydrolysis chamber operator.
(5) Disposition of the hydrolyzed human remains.
(6) Time and date that the body was inserted into the hydrolysis chamber.
(7) Time and date that the body was removed from the hydrolysis chamber.
(8) Time and date that final processing of the hydrolyzed human remains was complete.
(9) Name and address of the authorizing agent.
(10) Identification number assigned to the deceased, pursuant to Section 8376.
(11) A photocopy of the disposition permit filed in connection with the disposition.
(12) Any documentation of compliance with appropriate environmental and safety laws.
(13) Body mass of the deceased, along with temperature, time duration, and pressure at which the hydrolysis was performed.
(b) A hydrolysis facility shall maintain on its premises, or other business location within the state, records of the maintenance performed on the hydrolysis chamber.
(c) Information described in this section shall be maintained for at least 10 years after the hydrolysis is performed and shall be subject to inspection by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau.
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History
Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 846, Sec. 69. (AB 967) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2020, pursuant to Sec. 8382.
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