Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXXVII - Regulations
Chapter 15 - Transportation
Section XXXVII-1501 - Container Required for Transporting
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXVII-1501
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. In order to comply with the proper handling of a dead human body, a funeral director, when required to transport that body for disposition, shall transport the remains in a container that eliminates direct contact by those not licensed to handle the dead and to offer protection to those who might accidentally come in contact with said body.
B.
1. No section of this regulation shall be
interpreted to prohibit transportation of dead human bodies without the use of
a container as specified in Subsection A hereof, in closed vehicles designed
exclusively for the transportation of dead human bodies.
2. When remains are transported by airline or
any other common carrier, the remains must be in a closed container as provided
in Subsection A herein above.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:840.
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