Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Embalmers and apprentice embalmers shall
comply with the following minimum embalming procedures when embalming human
remains:
1. All persons participating in the
embalming procedure shall be either a licensed embalmer or a registered
apprentice embalmer. Apprentice embalmers shall be under the direct supervision
of a licensed embalmer during the embalming. "Direct supervision," as used in
this subsection, means that the licensed embalmer shall at all times be
immediately available on the funeral establishment premises to supervise the
apprentice embalmer, except that if the apprentice embalmer has embalmed at
least ten adult human remains and has been registered with the Board for a
minimum of six months, the super-vision requirement is deemed to have been met
if the apprentice has immediate access to and is performing according to the
directions of a licensed embalmer.
2. Regulations of the Arizona Department of
Health Services and of county health departments pertaining to sewage,
sanitation and public health requirements shall be observed.
3. All persons engaged in the embalming
process shall wear a clean smock or gown and wear impervious rubber
gloves.
4. All clothing shall be
removed from the remains and a visual inspection of the condition of the
remains shall be conducted.
5. To
the extent feasible under the circumstances, the entire remains, including all
extremities (legs, arms, feet, hands and head) shall be washed with an
antiseptic or detergent solution.
6. To the extent feasible under the
circumstances, the arterial injection technique shall be used in the embalming
process. If the arterial circulation of any portion of the remains is
materially incomplete or impaired due to advanced decomposition or autopsy,
then the embalming may be done by hypodermically injecting those
areas.
7. Embalming solution shall
be injected into the entire remains, including extremities (legs, arms, feet,
hands and head), and shall be injected in such dilutions and pressures as
warranted by the condition of the remains in accordance with prevailing
professional practice.
8. The
abdominal and thoracic cavities of the remains shall be injected with a
concentrated cavity chemical after liquids and materials have been
substantially removed through a trocar. The cavity chemical shall be injected
into and thoroughly distributed in such cavities in accordance with prevailing
professional practice.
9. If the
body is to be viewed at a funeral service, cosmetic procedures should be
employed in accordance with the wishes of the family and prevailing
professional practice.
10. Within
24 hours after the embalming procedure, an embalming case report shall be
prepared describing the elapsed time since death, condition of the remains
before and after embalming, and embalming procedures used.
11. After embalming procedures have been
completed, the remains shall be covered and diligent effort shall be made to
maintain the privacy of the remains.
B. The care and preparation for burial or
other disposition of human remains shall be strictly private and no one shall
be allowed in the embalming room while a dead human body is being embalmed,
except licensees or other authorized employees of the establishment,
instructors of the science of embalming and their students, public officials in
the discharge of their duties or other persons having the legal right to be
present.
C. Each funeral
establishment and responsible funeral director shall adopt and implement
adequate procedures concerning the supervision of embalming personnel to assure
compliance with this rule.
D.
Failure to substantially comply with the minimum embalming standards contained
in this rule shall be deemed to be evidence of gross negligence, repeated or
continuing negligence or other professional incompetence.
