Section 172-68-008 - FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIESA licensee is responsible for operating a funeral establishment in compliance with the requirements of the statutes and this chapter.
008.01PHYSICAL STRUCTURE. The physical structure must be maintained to ensure safety of the public and to ensure compliance with the equipment and sanitation requirements. 008.01(A)CONDUCTING FUNERAL SERVICES. If services include conducting funeral services for dead human bodies, the funeral establishment must have: (i) Room(s) for: (1) Counseling families or next of kin;(2) Conducting the funeral service; and(3) Viewing the deceased;(ii) The room(s) must have: (1) Floor to ceiling walls on all sides, and must be either a part of the funeral establishment or located at a licensed branch establishment, which is within a reasonable distance of the funeral establishment;(2) Space for public seating;(3) Space for viewing the dead human body; and(4) May have an adjacent area for cosmetic services and dressing of the dead human body for viewing purposes; (iii) A casket selection area, which has either a catalogue or electronic media for ordering caskets, or has sample caskets displayed;(iv) Motor vehicles, such as, but not limited to, funeral coach, sedans, and vans; and (v) A general price list (GPL).008.01(B)PREPARATION FOR FINAL DISPOSITION. If services include preparation for burial, disposition or cremation, the funeral establishment must include: 008.01(B)(i)PREPARATION ROOM. A preparation room for preparing dead human bodies for burial or other final disposition which has floor to ceiling walls on all sides that are cleanable, such as tile or other suitable hard surfaces, and ventilation that meets the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. The preparation room must be clean and sanitary and contain equipment necessary for preparation of dead human bodies.008.01(B)(ii)MATERIALS OR SUPPLIES. Materials or supplies which come in contact with a dead human body must not be used more than once without being first completely cleansed, disinfected, and then laundered.008.01(B)(iii)BIO-WASTE MATERIALS. Bandages, cotton, and other bio-waste materials that have been in contact with bodily fluids must be destroyed or placed in the bio-waste receptacle for removal by a waste removal service immediately at the conclusion of each case.008.01(B)(iv)EQUIPMENT WITHIN A MOTOR VEHICLE. All equipment within a motor vehicle used for the transportation of deceased persons, which comes in contact with a deceased person, must be thoroughly disinfected immediately at the conclusion of each instance of transportation.172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 68, § 008
Amended effective 4/11/2015.Amended effective 9/30/2020