Health and Safety Code section 7006.4

(a)

“Hydrolysis chamber” means the enclosed space within which the hydrolysis of human remains is performed and any other attached, nonenclosed, mechanical components that are necessary for the safe and proper functioning of the equipment. Allowable hydrolysis chambers for the disposition of human remains shall meet or exceed State Department of Public Health and federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirements applicable for destruction of human pathogens, specified in the hydrolysis chamber approval issued pursuant to Section 7639.08 of the Business and Professions Code.

(b)

This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.

Source: Section 7006.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=7006.4. (accessed May 4, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_7006.4

Original Source: Section 7006.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=7006.4. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).