(a) It shall be the responsibility of the funeral service practitioner, apprentice or removal person to ascertain the cause of death prior to removal from the place of death. If the person has died from a potentially infectious disease, the funeral service practitioner shall follow the recommendations of the state health officer in regards to permissible types of disposition.
(b) Procedure for removal. It shall be the duty of any licensee caring for the body of a person who had died of a potentially infectious disease proceed in the following manner: At the time of the first visit to the location where the deceased is found, the licensee shall cause the dead human body to be placed in a container which is resistant to the flow of air and fluids.
035-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-9
Adopted, Eff. 1/8/2015.