Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
Division 20 - Division of Community and Public Health
Chapter 24 - Dead Bodies Infected With a Communicable Disease
Section 19 CSR 20-24.010 - Procedures to be Followed When a Person Dies While Infected with a Communicable Disease
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes procedures to be followed in handling a dead body infected with a communicable disease.
(1) The body of a person having a communicable disease subject to isolation at time of death shall be placed in a closed ambulance pouch while in transit to be embalmed.
(2) The body of a person having a communicable disease subject to isolation at time of death shall be buried or cremated within twenty-four (24) hours of death unless the body is properly embalmed according to recognized standards and the external surface thoroughly washed with a disinfectant fluid or unless the body is permanently encased in a sealed casket.
(3) Direct physical contact with the body of a person having, at time of death, a disease transmissible by direct personal contact is prohibited except for the contact necessary in embalming or preparation of the body prior to burial or cremation.
(4) Public funeral services for a person having a communicable disease subject to isolation at time of death may be held only under the following conditions:
*Original authority: 192.020, RSMo 1939, amended 1945.
