02-331-8 Me. Code R. § 4

Current through 2024-50, December 11, 2024
Section 331-8-4 - Facilities and Equipment

The facilities and equipment required in preparation or embalming rooms must include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Hot and cold running water;
2. Flush or slop sink connected to a public sewerage system or a septic tank;
3. Morgue table which is covered with an impervious material;
4. Covered waste container;
5. First aid emergency kit;
6. Heavy latex (or hypo-allergenic) gloves;
7. Necessary instruments and apparatus for the embalming process;
8. A method of sterilization of instruments;
9. Walls constructed of, or covered with, impervious material which extend from floor to ceiling;
10. Floor of cement, tile, or composition and which extends from wall to wall;
11. Necessary antiseptics and disinfectants; and
12. Clean gowns or aprons.

02-331 C.M.R. ch. 8, § 4