New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 36 - STATE BOARD OF MORTUARY SCIENCE
Subchapter 5 - MORTUARIES
Section 13:36-5.5 - Preparation room requirements

1. The walls shall extend from floor to ceiling. The ceiling and walls shall be covered with tile, finished plaster, composition wall board or other composition material or combination of these materials. With exception of tile, all of these materials shall be finished with enamel, varnish or some other smooth-hard waterproof material.

2. Outside ventilation shall be provided for by windows, transoms or air conditioning, and every preparation room shall comply in respect to ventilation with State and local laws, ordinances and regulations. A preparation room shall be ventilated so that no deleterious odors shall be permitted to enter into any other part of the premises of the funeral establishment or into any other adjoining premises or property.

3. The floor shall be concrete or tile with glazed surface. Wood flooring may be used provided it is covered with linoleum or other composition material that is impervious to water.

4. All preparation rooms shall contain only equipment necessary for the preparation or care of dead human bodies for disposal or transportation, and shall not have an opening or doorway into a lavatory which is designated to serve the general public.

5. All doors leading from the preparation room or embalming room shall have a smooth surface or be covered with material impervious to dirt and liquids. All windows and outside doors shall be screened.