D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-3110

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 17-3110 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FUNERAL SERVICES ESTABLISHMENTS

3110.1

The practice of funeral directing in the District shall only be conducted at a licensed funeral services establishment.

3110.2

A funeral services establishment shall include the following:

(a) A chapel or viewing room used for funeral services;

(b) An arrangement office or area used for making funeral arrangements and for related business matters; and

(c) A preparation room, to be used exclusively for the preparation, preservation (including embalming), or other care of human remains.

3110.3

A preparation room shall be clean and sanitary at all times, and shall be equipped with the following:

(a) Adequate lighting on all working surfaces;

(b) Hot and cold running water;

(c) A system for ventilation that complies with current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards;

(d) Floor, wall, ceiling, and working surfaces made of light-colored tile or other hard, smooth, durable, nonporous, and washable material;

(e) Cabinets, closets, or shelves for proper storage of instruments and supplies;

(f) Adequate sewage disposal, waste disposal, and drainage equipment and facilities which meet the current requirements of the District of Columbia Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1977, effective March 16, 1978, as amended (D.C. Law 2-64; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-1301, et seq., and implementing rules);

(g) Doors and windows, if any, that are rigid and tight-closing and that the windows are maintained to obstruct any view into the preparation room;

(h) A non-porous table for preparing or preserving human remains; and

(i) Disinfectants for the proper sterilization of the preparation room, equipment, and instruments.

3110.4

Temporary storage of uncasketed human remains awaiting burial or other final disposition shall take place only in a preparation room or in a storage room. Unembalmed human remains that are stored for over twenty-four (24) hours shall be stored in a refrigerated storage room, unless other instructions are received from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

3110.5

A funeral services establishment shall have a business telephone number in working order for its registered address, the number of which shall be listed in the name of the business.

3110.6

A funeral services establishment shall display a sign that states the name of the establishment as registered with the Director. The sign shall be conspicuously located at or near the main entrance and shall be visible from the exterior of the establishment. The lettering on the sign shall be legible and have a minimum height of one and one-half (1-1/2) inches.

3110.7

A funeral services establishment shall use only its name as registered with the Director in telephone listings, publications, advertisements, or while otherwise conducting business.

3110.8

A funeral services establishment shall provide telephone information, a casket price list, an outside receptacle price list, and a general price list as required by the Funeral Industry Practices Rules of the Federal Trade Commission (16 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 453.2, as amended).

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-3110

Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7853, 7860 (October 23, 1992); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 865 (1/22/2016)

Authority: Pursuant to the authority set forth in section 4(1) of the District of Columbia Funeral Services Regulatory Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-84, D.C. Code sec. 2-803(i) (1988), and Mayor's Order No. 87-186, 34 DCR 5480 (August 3, 1987).