12-135-112. Standards of practice - embalming - transporting.
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(1)A funeral establishment that performs embalming shall:
(a)Repealed.
(b)Employ universal biological hazard precautions;
(c)Employ reasonable care to minimize the risk of transmitting communicable diseases from human remains;
(d)Be equipped with instruments and supplies necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and employees of the funeral establishment; and
(e)Transport human remains in a safe and sanitary manner.
(2)A funeral establishment that transports human remains shall:
(a)Use a motor vehicle that is appropriate for the transportation of human remains; and
(b)Transport human remains in a safe and sanitary manner.
(3)A funeral establishment shall remove any implanted device in human remains before transporting the body to a crematory.
(4)A funeral establishment shall maintain a sanitary preparation room with sanitary flooring, drainage, ventilation, and refrigeration and other equipment necessary to maintain sanitary conditions.