New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 36 - STATE BOARD OF MORTUARY SCIENCE
Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Section 13:36-1.5 - Inspector$DQ$s duties
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:36-1.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The inspector shall:
1. Inspect mortuaries to ensure compliance with the provisions of the
Mortuary Science Act, 45:7-32 et seq., and the rules governing the practice of
mortuary science in the State set forth in this chapter;
2. Where
necessary, view dead human bodies which have been placed in the care of any practitioner of mortuary
science;
3. Inspect the license and registration of practitioners
of mortuary science;
4. Verify employment and check credentials
of all interns in training;
5. Visit any place where the practice
of embalming is being conducted or where a funeral is in the process of being directed; provided, however,
that such visitation shall be made in a respectful and decorous manner, as may be fitting the presence of the
dead;
6. Visit any cemetery, crematory or public mausoleum for
the purpose of determining whether dead human bodies entrusted to the care of a practitioner of mortuary
science or funeral director are being properly disposed of according to law.
(b) The inspector shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the Board and shall report to the Board at each regular meeting and at such other times as the Board may direct.
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