New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 36 - STATE BOARD OF MORTUARY SCIENCE
Subchapter 6 - EMBALMING PROCEDURE
Section 13:36-6.4 - Disposal of blood and excretion

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:36-6.4
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

All blood and excretions of a dead human body shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. Licensees shall comply with OSHA regulations set forth at 29 CFR 1910.1030 in the operation of a licensed funeral establishment and shall use universal precautions according to the Centers for Disease Control recommendations set forth in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, Volume 38, S-6, June 23, 1989, and subsequent volumes available from the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 or at www.cdc.gov, incorporated herein by reference. These precautions shall include taking due care to prevent any spread of infection in the handling of a dead human body during transportation, in preparing and during embalming, and after contact with such body, and shall also include the disinfecting of hands and the removal of any soiled clothing.

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