ARM 24.147.1107. CREMATION AUTHORIZATIONS

(1) A cremation authorization form as defined in ARM 24.147.302 must include: (a) full identification of the decedent; (b) warranty of positive identification of the decedent by the authorizing agent or personal representative of the authorizing agent; (c) the authorizing agent's relationship to the deceased; (d) the superiority of the authorizing agent's authority among competing rights to act per 37-19-904, MCA; (e) disclosure by the authorizing agent of any potentially hazardous implants or other medical devices; (f) disclosures and authorizations regarding the casket or alternative container as described in ARM 24.147.1102; (g) disclosures and authorizations regarding multiple cremations per 37-19-705, MCA; (h) disclosures and authorizations regarding witnessing; (i) disclosures and descriptions regarding the cremation process; (j) authorization by the authorizing agent to cremate; (k) disclosures and selections regarding containers; (l) disclosures, authorizations, and selections regarding final disposition of cremated remains; (m) directions regarding disposition of personal property; (n) disclosures regarding the time and place of cremation and whether the decedent is to be embalmed; (o) a release from liability per 37-19-707, MCA; and (p) if applicable, certification by a mortician on behalf of a mortuary that: (i) the remains presented to the crematory are those of the decedent identified by the authorizing agent; (ii) the mortician has taken reasonable precautions to ensure the removal of any hazardous implants; and (iii) the personal property identified in the cremation authorization has been removed from the remains of the decedent and delivered to the authorizing agent.