(1) "Alkaline hydrolysis" or "hydrolysis" means the technical process for reducing human remains by placing the remains in a dissolution chamber that uses heat, pressure, water and base chemical agents, in a licensed hydrolysis facility, to reduce human remains to bone fragments and essential elements.
(2) "Board" means the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
(3) "Cemetery" means any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes:
(a) A burial park, for earth interments;
(b) A mausoleum, for crypt interments;
(c) A columbarium, for permanent interments of cremated or reduced remains;
(d) A scattering garden or other designated area above or below ground where a person may pay to establish a memorial of cremated or reduced remains; or
(e) A cenotaph, the primary purpose of which is to provide an area where a person may pay to establish a memorial to honor a person whose remains may be interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered.
(4) "Exempt operating cemetery" means an operating cemetery that has 10 or fewer interments annually.
(5) "Final disposition" means the burial, interment, cremation, dissolution, reduction or other disposition of human remains authorized by the board by rule.
(6) "Holding room" means a room that is located in a licensed facility for the care, storage or holding of dead human bodies prior to effecting disposition.
(7) "Immediate disposition company" means any business licensed under this chapter, other than a licensed funeral establishment, where a licensed funeral service practitioner operates the business of immediate final disposition and where business records are kept.
(8) "Natural organic reduction" means the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil.
(9) "Operating cemetery" means a cemetery that:
(a) Performs interments;
(b) Has fiduciary responsibility for endowment care, general care or special care funds; or
(c) Has outstanding preneed service contracts for unperformed services.
(10) "Reduced remains" means the remains of a human body after completion of reduction.
(11) "Reduction" means alkaline hydrolysis, natural organic reduction and any other method of final disposition of human remains authorized by the board.
(12) "Rental cover" means a partial enclosure that appears similar to a casket that is utilized for viewing purposes and surrounds the burial, cremation or alternative container. [Amended by 1957 c.596 §1; 1983 c.810 §3; 1985 c.207 §7; 1987 c.252 §10; 1989 c.177 §1; 1997 c.638 §2; 2001 c.224 §1; 2007 c.436 §1; 2009 c.709 §1; 2021 c.296 §19]
Note: The amendments to 692.010 by section 19, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2022. See section 33, chapter 296, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2022, is set forth for the user’s convenience. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
(2) "Cemetery" means any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes:
(a) A burial park, for earth interments;
(b) A mausoleum, for crypt interments;
(c) A columbarium, for permanent cinerary interments;
(d) A scattering garden or other designated area above or below ground where a person may pay to establish a memorial of cremated remains; or
(e) A cenotaph, the primary purpose of which is to provide an area where a person may pay to establish a memorial to honor a person whose remains may be interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered.
(3) "Exempt operating cemetery" means an operating cemetery that has 10 or fewer interments annually.
(4) "Final disposition" means the burial, interment, cremation, dissolution or other disposition of human remains authorized by the board by rule.
(5) "Holding room" means a room that is located in a licensed facility for the care, storage or holding of dead human bodies prior to effecting disposition.
(6) "Immediate disposition company" means any business licensed under this chapter, other than a licensed funeral establishment, where a licensed funeral service practitioner operates the business of immediate final disposition and where business records are kept.
(7) "Operating cemetery" means a cemetery that:
(a) Performs interments;
(b) Has fiduciary responsibility for endowment care, general care or special care funds; or
(c) Has outstanding preneed service contracts for unperformed services.
(8) "Rental cover" means a partial enclosure that appears similar to a casket that is utilized for viewing purposes and surrounds the burial or cremation container.
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Section 692.010 - Definitions.
Section 692.040 - Application of chapter.
Section 692.045 - Funeral service practitioner license; application; examination; experience.
Section 692.105 - Embalmer license; application; qualifications of applicant; rules.
Section 692.130 - Scope and conduct of embalmer examination; examination schedule; rules.
Section 692.140 - Reciprocity for embalmers or funeral service practitioners; rules.
Section 692.146 - Application for funeral establishment or immediate disposition company license.
Section 692.148 - When new or reissued license, registration or certificate required; fee.
Section 692.170 - Reinstatement of lapsed licenses and registrations.
Section 692.265 - License denial and civil penalty procedure; rules and orders; judicial review.
Section 692.280 - Temporary operating permit for cemetery; rules.
Section 692.300 - State Mortuary and Cemetery Board; appointment; term; qualifications.
Section 692.320 - Powers and duties; rules.
Section 692.405 - Identifying receptacle.
Section 692.410 - Environmentally sound practices; rules.
Section 692.415 - Report of death filing fee; use of funds; rules.