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24.147.901    SANITARY STANDARDS - PREPARATION ROOM

(1) The preparation room shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.

(2) The floors and walls of such room shall have tile, concrete or other nonporous materials covering the floor from wall to wall so that the preparation room may be kept in a sanitary condition at all times.

(3) Preparation rooms shall contain only the articles, facilities and instruments necessary for the preparation of dead human bodies.

(4) Such preparation room shall be equipped with proper sewerage, waste disposal and drainage facilities and systems.

(5) The doors and windows of the preparation room shall be constructed so as to obstruct any view from the outside, properly screened and must provide proper ventilation for the room.

(6) All tables, hoppers, sinks, receptacles, instruments and other appliances in such rooms shall be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected immediately at the conclusion of each operation.

(7) The preparation room shall be strictly private and clearly so labeled on each door by a sign reading "private," or "authorized personnel only" or "no admittance." No one shall be allowed in the room while a dead human body is being prepared except persons authorized by a licensed mortician.

(8) Waste and refuse shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. Infectious wastes and sharps must be stored for disposal and disposed of in accordance with Title 75, chapter 10, part 10, MCA.

History: 37-19-202, 75-10-1006, MCA; IMP, 37-19-403, 75-10-1001, 75-10-1002, 75-10-1003, 75-10-1004, 75-10-1005, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic. , Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1992 MAR p. 136, Eff. 1/31/92; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 2959, Eff. 11/6/98; TRANS, from Commerce, 2002 MAR p. 790; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1169, Eff. 5/5/06.

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