Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16 § 1221

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 1221 - Care and Preparation for Burial

(a) The care and preparation for burial or other disposition of all human remains shall be strictly private, and no one shall be allowed in the embalming or storage room while human remains are being embalmed or prepared for disposition, except the licensed funeral director and his or her duly authorized officers and/or employees, licensed embalmers and their duly registered apprentices, instructors and their students from accredited mortuary science programs approved by the bureau, and public officials in the discharge of their duties; provided, that this rule shall not apply to persons who have been authorized by the person with the right to control disposition pursuant to section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) All human remains being transferred into or out of a funeral establishment or storage facility, except in a casket, shall be covered and kept out of the public view, to the extent reasonably possible.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1221

1. Amendment filed 2-11-75 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 75, No. 7).
2. Editorial correction (Register 75, No. 35).
3. New subsection (b) filed 6-15-88; operative 7-15-88 (Register 88, No. 25).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 4-15-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 16).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 9-22-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 38).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 11-25-2015; operative 1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 48).

Note: Authority cited: Section 7606, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7606, 7616, 7704 and 7707, Business and Professions Code.