B. Each
establishment must meet all federal, state, and local requirements and must
consist of and be inspected for an adequate facility containing:
1. display area for displaying funeral
merchandise which shall consist of but not be limited to a minimum of six adult
caskets of a variety of styles and quality;
2. an embalming room properly equipped and
meeting all federal, state, and local regulations and shall meet the following
requirements:
a. floors of tile, cement,
linoleum, or like composition, finished with a glazed surface or epoxy
flooring;
b. walls shall be
finished with tile, or other material finished with enamel or other waterproof
material;
c. a sanitary embalming
table of metal, glass, or porcelain top, with running water draining from the
table into a drain connected with a sewer or other proper receptacle;
d. hot and cold running water and a separate
sink for disinfecting hands and instruments;
e. a permanently installed backflow preventor
for the hydro-aspirator;
f.
suitable sanitary plumbing which shall comply with the requirements of the
Department of Health and Hospitals and Environmental Quality;
g. only equipment and supplies necessary for
the preparation or care of dead human bodies for disposal or transportation are
to be kept in the preparation room. At no time shall it be used as a store
room;
h. the room shall be properly
ventilated and climate controlled and comply with federal, state and local laws
or ordinances, and/or regulations. It shall be so designed that no deleterious
odors be permitted to enter into any other part of the establishment or
adjoining premises;
i. the
embalming or preparation room shall be strictly private and no one shall be
allowed therein while the body is being embalmed except the licensed embalmers
and other authorized persons and officials in the discharge of their
duties;
j. there shall not be any
direct connection between the preparation or embalming room with the living
quarters of a funeral establishment or rooms where food is customarily prepared
and served. Its doors shall be closed and locked, unless in an area secure from
public access, at all times and all of its operable windows must be screened as
a safeguard to the public health;
k. each funeral establishment and each
preparation or embalming room shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times. All instruments and other appliances used in embalming
dead human bodies shall be thoroughly cleansed immediately at the conclusion of
each individual case;
l. each
funeral establishment must have available in the preparation room or embalming
room a register book or log. The name of each body embalmed, place (if other
than at establishment), the date and time that the embalming took place, the
name and signature of the embalmer and his license number must be noted in said
book. This must be available at all times in full view for our
inspector;
3. an
arrangement office which shall afford privacy to the family while making
arrangements;
4. restrooms,
separate for men and women;
5.
parlors or chapel, to comfortably accommodate at least 30 seated
persons;
6. a climate control
system sufficient to provide comfort to the public;
7. a private area to shield removal of
remains from service vehicle and a covered area when exiting the facility to
protect the casketed remains until placed in the hearse;
8. furnishings, equipment, and other
facilities that meet the standards of the board; and
9. sufficient signage to be visible from the
street.
