Okla. Admin. Code § 310:105-7-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 310:105-7-1 - Transportation of bodies

(a)Bodies shipped by common carrier. The body of any person dead of a disease that is not contagious, infectious, or communicable may be shipped by common carrier subject to the following conditions:

(1) Provided the body is encased in a sound coffin or casket, enclosed in a strong outside shipping case, and provided it can reach destination within the specified number of hours from the time of death, applicable both to place of shipment and destination.

(2) When shipment cannot reach destination within the number of hours specified, the body shall either

(A) Be embalmed, encased in a sound coffin or casket, and enclosed in a strong outside case for shipment, or

(B) When embalming is not possible, or if the body is in a state of decomposition, it shall be shipped only after enclosure in an airtight coffin or casket, enclosed in proper shipping container.

(3) A burial transit permit shall be attached in a strong envelope to the shipping case.

(b)Transportation of certain diseased bodies. The body of any person dead of smallpox, Asiatic cholera, louse-borne typhus fever, plague, yellow fever or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease shall not be transported unless:

(1) Such body has been embalmed, properly disinfected and encased in an airtight zinc, tin, copper, or lead-lined coffin or iron casket, all joints and seams hermetically soldered or sealed and all encased in a strong, tight outside shipping case.

(2) Disinterred remains are considered as infectious and shall be enclosed in a hermetically sealed metal or metal-lined casket, enclosed in proper shipping container.

(3) Bodies deposited in receiving vaults must be treated and considered the same as disinterred remains with respect to shipping.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:105-7-1