N.J. Admin. Code § 13:36-5.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:36-5.6 - Equipment requirements

(a) Every funeral establishment in the State shall have in its preparation or embalming room and shall be equipped with, at a minimum, the following:

1. Leakproof trash can;

2. Instrument cabinet;

3. Disinfecting agents;

4. Drainage or viscera bucket;

5. Embalming table, porcelain or metal with a drainage opening in the lower end;

6. Hydro-aspirator with approved vacuum breaker, electric aspirator, or other approved aspirator;

7. Waste sink with a minimum two inch drain;

8. Wash basin with hot and cold running potable water;

9. One leakproof container for storing dirty linens;

10. For each licensee and trainee, protection, apparel and/or equipment as required by all applicable standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Agency (OSHA) and N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A, the Department of Environmental Protection regulations which implement the Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-48.1 et seq.

11. One container of hardening compound;

12. One set metal or rubber drain tubes (large, medium, small);

13. One set metal injection tubes (large, medium, small);

14. One aneurism needle or aneurism hook;

15. One large trocar;

16. One small trocar;

17. One scalpel;

18. One pair scissors;

19. Two hemostats;

20. Two forceps;

21. One hypodermic syringe;

22. Hypodermic needles (assorted);

23. Suture needles;

24. Suture thread;

25. An electrically-powered embalming machine; and

26. Clear, white, or flesh-colored adhesive tape.

(b) All instruments and appliances used in embalming shall be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected immediately after the conclusion of each individual case.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:36-5.6

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 975(a), effective 6/6/2016