* § 1518. Crematory operations during emergency declaration.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the duration of a
state or county disaster emergency declared pursuant to an executive
order, crematories located in any county of the state may provide
emergency transportation and disposition assistance in such instances
where the crematories in affected areas are inoperable or unable to
provide sufficient capacity for the disposition of human remains during
any period of the declared emergency. Such crematories electing to
provide emergency assistance shall contract for or otherwise utilize any
mode of transportation necessary to transport human remains from areas
of a declared emergency to other crematory operations within the state
with cremation capacity. Transportation and disposition of human remains
from such affected areas shall be conducted by any agent of the
regulated crematory and shall only be permitted with a cremation permit
required pursuant by section four thousand one hundred forty-five of the
public health law attesting to the permission for the cremation of the
deceased and their identity. In all instances of emergency crematory
operations, a fully executed cremation authorization form shall
accompany the human remains and provide the information necessary to
return the cremated remains to the individual authorizing such
cremation. Nothing in this section shall require a crematory to provide
such transportation or additional crematory resources if they are unable
to do so.

* NB There are 2 § 1518's