La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXVII-1501
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XXXVII-1501 - Container Required for TransportingA. In order to comply with the proper handling of a dead human body, a funeral director, when required to transport that body for disposition, shall transport the remains in a container that eliminates direct contact by those not licensed to handle the dead and to offer protection to those who might accidentally come in contact with said body.B.1. No section of this regulation shall be interpreted to prohibit transportation of dead human bodies without the use of a container as specified in Subsection A hereof, in closed vehicles designed exclusively for the transportation of dead human bodies.2. When remains are transported by airline or any other common carrier, the remains must be in a closed container as provided in Subsection A herein above.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXVII-1501
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, LR 5:280 (September 1979), amended LR 11:688 (July 1985), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, LR 30:2827 (December 2004).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:840.