N.J. Admin. Code § 8:9-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:9-1.1 - Disposition of bodies generally; emergencies

(a) The person or persons responsible for the burial or cremation or other lawful disposition of a dead human body shall not allow the same to remain unburied or uncremated in the State of New Jersey for a period longer than 48 hours unless:

1. The body is embalmed by arterial and cavity injection or kept refrigerated at 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below; or

2. The Commissioner of Health authorizes an exemption to or waiver of this requirement, subject to conditions the Commissioner might prescribe, during the existence of an emergency declared by the Governor.

(b) A person shall not bring an unembalmed body into the State of New Jersey more than 48 hours after death unless the Commissioner of Health authorizes an exemption to or waiver of this requirement, subject to conditions the Commissioner might prescribe, during an emergency declared by the Governor.

(c) The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to bodies held as anatomical or pathological material or for the purposes of criminal investigation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:9-1.1

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 2190(a), effective 12/20/2021