N.J. Admin. Code § 13:36-6.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:36-6.1 - Privacy of burial preparation

(a) The preparation for burial or other disposition of all dead human bodies shall be performed in privacy. No one shall be permitted to be present in the embalming, operating or preparation room while a dead human body is being embalmed, washed, or otherwise prepared for burial or other disposition except the following:

1. Licensed practitioners of mortuary science and their employees;

2. Duly authorized instructors of funeral directing schools;

3. Interns;

4. Public officials or representatives in the discharge of their duties;

5. Duly accredited doctors or nurses;

6. Members of the immediate family of the deceased and their designated representatives; and

7. Persons who perform religious and/or ritual preparations.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:36-6.1

Amended by R.1994 d.523, effective 10/17/1994.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 2536(a), 26 New Jersey Register 4201(a).
Amended by R.1999 d.355, effective 10/18/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 2133(a), 31 New Jersey Register 3126(a).
In (a), rewrote 3, and added 7.
Amended by R.2005 d.100, effective 4/4/2005.
See: 36 New Jersey Register 4651(a), 37 New Jersey Register 1036(b).
In (a), substituted "Interns" for "Duly registered interns" in 3.