(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) "Alkaline hydrolysis" has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Business Regulation Article. (c) "Authorizing agent" means the individual who has legal authority to arrange for and make decisions regarding the final disposition of a dead human body, including by cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction. (d) "Cremation" means the disposition of a dead human body by means of incineration. (e) "Crematory" has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Business Regulation Article. (f) "Decedent" means a dead human being. (g) "Natural organic reduction" has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Business Regulation Article. (h) "Practitioner" means a person who is licensed by the State as a funeral director, mortician, or surviving spouse licensee to practice mortuary science. (i) "Pre-need contract" means an agreement prior to the time of death between a consumer and a practitioner to provide any goods and services regarding the final disposition of a dead human body. (j) "Reduction facility" has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Business Regulation Article. (k) "Soil remains" has the meaning stated in § 5-101 of the Business Regulation Article.
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