Maryland Attorney General Opinion 108OAG121

Gen. 121] 121 HEALTH BOARD OF MORTICIANS – HEALTH OCCUPATIONS – CREMATION – WHETHER THE BOARD OF MORTICIANS AND OFFICE OF CEMETERY OVERSIGHT HAVE AUTHORITY UNDER EXISTING LAW TO LICENSE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS AS A TYPE OF CREMATION TO DISPOSE OF HUMAN REMAINS December 21, 2023 The Honorable Anne R. Kaiser Maryland House of Delegates State law requires two funerary agencies—the Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors (“Board of Morticians”) and the Office of Cemetery Oversight (“Cemetery Office”)—to regulate and license facilities in which human bodies are disposed of by cremation. You have…