§ 12-54-112. Standards of practice - embalming - transporting

CO Rev Stat § 12-54-112 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) A funeral establishment that performs embalming shall:

(a) Maintain a sanitary preparation room with sanitary flooring, drainage, and ventilation;

(b) Employ universal biological hazard precautions;

(c) Employ reasonable care to minimize the risk of transmitting communicable diseases from human remains;

(d) Be equipped with instruments and supplies necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and employees of the funeral establishment; and

(e) Transport human remains in a safe and sanitary manner.

(2) A funeral establishment that transports human remains shall:

(a) Use a motor vehicle that is appropriate for the transportation of human remains; and

(b) Transport human remains in a safe and sanitary manner.

(3) A funeral establishment shall remove any implanted device in human remains before transporting the body to a crematory.