§5–508.

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

    (b)    “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.

    (c)    “Cremation” means the disposition of a dead human body by means of incineration.

    (d)    “Crematory” is a building in which cremations are performed.

    (e)    “Decedent” means a dead human being.

    (f)    “Practitioner” means a person who is licensed by the State as a funeral director, mortician, or surviving spouse licensee to practice mortuary science.

    (g)    “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.