Ala. Admin. Code r. 395-X-6-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 395-X-6-.01 - Preparation Room

(1) The preparation room of a funeral establishment shall have at least:

(a) One approved embalming table,

(b) Operating embalming equipment,

(c) All professional instruments necessary for embalming and the preparation of dead human bodies.

(d) The walls and floors shall be non-porous for easy cleaning.

(e) The preparation room shall be equipped with hot and cold running water,

(f) A ventilation fan,

(g) Container or receptacles for soiled linen, clothing, and waste disposal,

(h) Devices for proper drainage and waste disposal.

(2) A funeral establishment that has more than one location in this state is not required to maintain more than one preparation room for embalming, unless its locations are more than 25 miles from each other. The funeral establishment shall maintain at each of its locations a preparation or holding room which shall be adequately equipped for the holding and storage of dead human bodies. The holding room shall meet the following requirements:

(a) The establishment must be under the same ownership as the embalming facility, and be within a 25 miles radius of the centralized embalming facility, and be located in this state.

(b) The walls and floors shall be non-porous for easy cleaning.

(c) The holding room shall be equipped with hot and cold running water,

(d) The holding room shall be equipped with an aspirator, trocar, nasal tube aspirator, aspirating hoses, and adequate drainage.

(e) Container or receptacles for soiled linen, or clothing, and waste disposal,

(f) It shall have adequate lighting.

(3) All contents or items shall be kept clean of blood when not in use and at no time shall the preparation room or holding room be used as a storage area.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 395-X-6-.01

Filed July 31, 1984. Amended: Filed January 30, 2012; effective March 5, 2012.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No. 09, June 30, 2014, eff. 7/11/2014.

Author: Charles M. Perine

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-13-26, 34-13-151.