Definition
Programs that reduce the bodies of deceased individuals to fine bone fragments (ashes) by exposing them to intense heat and flame. An individual's remains may be cremated immediately after death (direct cremation) or following formal viewing, visitation and/or a formal ceremony; and the cremated remains can be buried, entombed, scattered or kept for placement by the family in an urn or other appropriate container.
URL Name
PB-5000-1550
Third Level Code
PB-5000
Taxonomy Code
PB-5000.1550
Parent Code
PB-5000
Family Code
P
Second Level Code
PB
Fourth Level Code
PB-5000-1550
Use References
Cremations
Publication Status
Draft