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Field Operations Policy and Procedures (fe. <br />2. If personal effects are to be cremated with the decedent, place them in the cremation <br />container with the decedent. <br />3. If personal effects are to be placed with cremated remains after the cremation process: <br />a. Place the personal effects in a clear, sealable bag with a label showing the decedent's <br />full legal name (LAST, First Middle), date of birth, date of death, funeral home name <br />and number, and case ID number (if applicable). <br />b. Place those personal effects with the decedent's accompanying paperwork or in a <br />secure area while the cremation is taking place. <br />c. After the cremation, place the personal effects in the minimum acceptable container <br />or urn with the cremated remains. <br />4. The Crematory Operator makes a final check for personal effects prior to starting the <br />cremation. If any undocumented personal effects are found or if any inventoried personal <br />effects are missing, stop the process and notify the funeral home and have them contact <br />the family for instructions on the disposition of those items. <br />Note: When state, provincial or local law prohibits (or a non -SCI crematory declines) the <br />opening of the cremation container by a Company representative, the Company <br />representative will not perform a personal effect verification, confirmation of personal <br />effects must occur prior to arriving at the crematory. <br />Releasing personal effects to the family: <br />1. The funeral home representative fills out the Acknowledgement of Return of Personal <br />Effects Form (FIN-CS109), detailing items to be returned to the decedent's Designated <br />Representative. <br />2. The person receiving the items signs as the "Designated Representative" in the Personal <br />Effects Released To section of the form. <br />3. The Company representative signs in the Personal Effects Released By section of the <br />form. <br />Destroying personal effects: <br />1. Dispose of all items listed on the Personal Effects Inventory Form (FIN-CS006) as <br />"Destroy" in biohazardous waste. <br />Version 2.1 Page 19 of 70 Revised: 07/10/2015 <br />Document Owner: Operations Support 0 2015 SCI Funeral & Cemetery Purchasing Cooperative, Inc. <br />