Ch9 disposition methods: entombment, natural, at sea Flashcards
The act of placing or burying a human body in the ground
Interment
Area of ground set aside for for the final disposition of human remains
1. Owned by the government
2. Owned by corporations, non-profits, partnerships, sole owners, religious orders
Cemetery
1. Publicly owned
2. Privately owned
What makes a veteran eligible for burial in a national cemeteries
Members who died while on active duty or members who served on active duty and were ‘discharged under other than dishonorable conditions’
-Spouse and dependent family members may also be eligible
What are the five military discharge classifications?
- Honorable discharge
- General discharge under honorable conditions
- Other than honorable discharge
- Bad conduct discharge
- Dishonorable discharge
What document is required to provide to military authorities for burial in a national cemetery?
DD-214
Human remains and animal remains are not allowed to be buried in the same area in a cemetery with the exception of which states?
Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Oregon
Cemeteries are not a nuisance ___ but may be regulated by ___
Not a nuisance per say but may be regulated by zoning ordinances
The inherent power of a government to take private property for public use. Only just compensation is required
Eminent domain
A person who buys a burial/ funeral plot is not buying the piece of land but instead are what?
They are leasing or have the “interment right” to use the land for human burial
The removal of human remains from a pervious location of final disposition
Disinterment or exhumation
What are some reasons for disinterment?
- A desire to move human remains to a different section in a cemetery or to a different cemetery entirely
- A desire to consolidate several burial plots located in different locations or cemeteries into one large family plot in one specific cemetery
- To recover improperly buried valuables or items of personal significance
What are the general requirements for a disinterment?
- Person with right of disposition
-May be set by state statutes
-May be different than person with original RoD (if spouse remarried, moved away, estranged, … , it goes to next of kin - If the remains are going to be exposed, it requires a court order
The placing of human remains in a crypt in a mausoleum and provides for safeguarding of human remains above ground in a building or structure designed specifically for this purpose
Entombment
What is generally required for an entombment?
-Embalming
-No wooden caskets
The disposition of human remains without the use of toxic chemicals or materials that are not readily biodegradable
Green burial
Place of interment that bans the use of metal caskets, toxic embalming, and concrete vaults
Green cemetery
What are the EPA requirements for burial at sea?
- Must be at least three nautical miles from land
- Must be in water thats at least 600ft deep
- Must notify EPA within 30 days of burial
What are the additional requirements for veterans
- Service must be performed by the Navy
- The family is not permitted to be on the naval ship and have to have another form of transportation
- Same requirements for national cemeteries
