N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 19 § 204.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 204.5 - Facility privacy and access

(a)Privacy. Entrances and exterior windows of the natural organic reduction facility shall be maintained at all times to secure privacy, including:

(1) doors shall be tight closing and rigid;

(2) windows shall be covered;

(3) entrances other than to the office or ceremony room shall be marked "private" or "authorized entry only" to preclude entry by unauthorized persons; and

(4) entrances shall be locked and secured when not actively attended by one or more authorized persons.

(b)Access. No persons except authorized persons shall be admitted into the temporary storage facility while human remains are being stored and no persons except authorized persons shall be admitted into the area containing vessels for natural organic reduction while the remains of deceased human beings are being naturally organically reduced. Authorized persons shall enter and remain in the temporary storage facility or vessel area only as necessary to perform or assist with the performance of natural organic reduction facility business and operations. On admittance, authorized persons shall comply with all rules of the natural organic reduction facility and not infringe upon the privacy and dignity of the remains of deceased human beings.

(c)Dignity of ceremony room. A natural organic reduction facility may also have a ceremony room available for viewings and ceremonies. The ceremony room shall be separated from the temporary storage facility. The temporary storage facility interior shall not be visible from the ceremony room. No persons except authorized persons shall be admitted into the ceremony room during the commencement of natural organic reductions of the remains.

(d)Authorized persons. The following are authorized persons:

(1) registered funeral directors, undertakers, registered residents, and enrolled students of mortuary science;

(2) officers and directors of the natural organic reduction facility;

(3) authorized employees or agents of the natural organic reduction facility;

(4) public officers acting in the discharge of their duties;

(5) authorized instructors of funeral directing schools;

(6) the person or persons in control of disposition;

(7) members of the immediate family of the deceased and their authorized agents and designated representatives; and

(8) other individuals authorized by the person or persons in control of disposition.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 19 § 204.5

Adopted New York State Register August 7, 2024/Volume XLVI, Issue 32, eff. 8/7/2024