Section 339.18931. Establishment requirements.

(1) Each licensed establishment shall have a room which is suitable for conducting funerals and which meets the requirements of the applicable local building code for holding 50 or more persons, an area for the display of a casket and flowers, and a lectern area.

(2)    Each licensed establishment shall have an embalming room. The embalming room shall not have a direct connection to any living quarters located on the same floor or to the chapel or any other area accessible by the public. For the purposes of this rule, a direct connection has not been made if an area that is not less than 9 square feet in floor area has been provided between the entrance to the embalming room and the entrance to an area accessible by the public.

(3)   The embalming room shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. Instruments shall be cleaned and sterilized after each use.

(4)   An embalming room shall have all of the following:

(a)  A linoleum or tile floor.

(b)   Walls and ceilings made of or covered by washable and waterproof material.

(c)   Hot and cold running water.

(d)   A plumbing system as required by the provisions of R 325.11401 through R 325.11407.

(e)   A fan that is capable of moving 250 cubic feet of air per minute.

(5)     An embalming room shall be equipped with a porcelain or stainless steel embalming table, the instruments necessary to embalm a body, and a means of sterilizing equipment, such as an autoclave, a gas sterilizer, or an instrument solution sterilizer that is large enough to accommodate a normal, adult-sized trocar.

(6)   An embalming room shall not be used as a storage area.

History: 1991 AACS; 2014 AACS.