South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 57 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE
Article 1 - DEFINITIONS
Section 57-01 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
Definitions found in Section 40-19-20 apply to this chapter.
(A) "Supervision" means protective oversight, including review, timely quality control, and inspection to assist the supervisee in preparing for practice and strengthening the skills of the supervisee. When the apprentice is assisting with funeral directing activities or embalming activities, the supervisor must be present on the premises and readily available.
(B) "Continuing education" means an organized educational program designed to expand a licensee's knowledge base beyond the basic entry level educational requirements.
(C) "Contact hour" means a minimum of fifty (50) minutes of instruction.
(D) "Full-Time Employee" means a person whose work schedule requires that the employee be present a minimum of thirty-five (35) hours per week for the entire normal year of operation.
(E) "Cremains" means the remains of a cremated human body.
(F) "Crematory" means a facility equipped with a gas fired cremation retort specifically designed use in cremation of human remains.
(G) "Cremation Casket" means a casket specifically designed for holding, viewing, transporting human remains and must meet the requirements listed in item (H) below.
(H) "Alternative container" means a receptacle, other than a casket, in which human remains are transported to a crematory and placed in a cremation chamber for cremation. An alternative container or cremation casket must be:
