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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 451.670. Prohibition against requiring placement of remains in casket; construction and incineration, dissolution or reduction of container

Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. No operator of a crematory may require that human remains be placed in a casket, or refuse to accept human remains for cremation because they are not in a casket.

2. The container used must:

(a) Consist of:

(1) Readily combustible materials if incineration will be used to cremate the human remains;

(2) Materials that are readily dissolvable by alkaline hydrolysis, if alkaline hydrolysis will be used to cremate the human remains; or

(3) Materials that are readily reducible by natural organic reduction if natural organic reduction will be used to cremate the human remains;

(b) Cover the human remains completely when closed;

(c) Resist leaking or spilling;

(d) Be rigid enough for easy handling or, if alkaline hydrolysis will be used to cremate the human remains, be properly supported during transport; and

(e) Protect the health and safety of employees of the operator.

3. Unless otherwise ordered in writing by the agent, the operator shall incinerate, dissolve or reduce the container, as applicable, as the remains are cremated.

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