18 Va. Admin. Code § 65-20-540

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

Section 18VAC65-20-540 - Preparation room requirements

A. Every funeral service establishment at which embalming of dead human bodies is performed shall have at least one room used exclusively for embalming or preparation of the body.

B. The following are required of the preparation room or rooms:

1. The walls shall extend floor to ceiling;

2. The floor and wall surfaces shall be of a material or covered by a material impervious to water; and

3. The material shall extend from wall to wall with all joints tight and sanitary.

C. All functions connected with embalming shall be performed within the preparation room.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 65-20-540

Derived from VR320-01-2 § 11.4, eff. October 24, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 8, Issue 25, eff. October 7, 1992; Volume 11, Issue 14, eff. May 3, 1995; Volume 15, Issue 7, eff. January 20, 1999.

Statutory Authority

§54.1-2400 and Chapter 28 ( § 54.1-2800 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.