Cal. HSC § 8374
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 8374, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in California?
Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.