Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.18932 - Proper care and storage of dead human bodies and cremated remains
Rule 32.
(1) In
accordance with section 1805 of the code, MCL
339.1805, proper care and storage
of dead human bodies as it pertains to the authorized activities of a licensee
includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Dead human bodies must be clothed or
completely covered except during embalming or preparation.
(b) Dead human bodies or cremated remains
must not be placed or stored directly on the floor of any room. For the
purposes of this subdivision, the floor of any room includes the floor of a
room that is part of a refrigeration unit.
(c) Not more than 1 dead human body may be
stored per container, unless otherwise authorized by the decedent's authorizing
agent.
(d) Dead human bodies must
be stored and transported face up at all times.
(e) Dead human bodies must not be placed on
other dead human bodies for the purpose of preparation, storage, or
transportation.
(f) The premises of
any location where dead human bodies are stored be maintained in a sanitary and
professional manner.
(g) When dead
human bodies enter the care of a funeral establishment, the bodies must be
affixed with a band or tag with the name of the deceased.
(h) A case report must be completed for all
dead human bodies that enter the care of a funeral establishment and retained
electronically or in other formats for no less than 7 years. The case report
must include all of the following:
(i) Name of
the decedent.
(ii) Date of
death.
(iii) Name, license number,
and signature of each licensee that supervised the handling of the
decedent.
(iv) Condition of
decedent.
(v) Listing of personal
effects that accompany the decedent when the decedent enters the care of the
funeral establishment.
(i) If the decedent is embalmed, the case
report described under subdivision (h) of this subrule must also include all of
the following:
(i) Date of
embalming.
(ii) Procedures and
chemicals used in the embalming process.
(iii) Name, license number, and signature of
each licensee who performed the embalming.
(2) In accordance with section 1805 of the
code, MCL
339.1805, proper care and storage
of cremated remains being stored in a funeral establishment before release or
disposition as it pertains to the authorized activities of a licensee includes,
but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Cremated remains must be stored in an
area inaccessible to the public.
(b) Cremated remains must be contained in a
rigid container or permanent container selected by the consumer with the name
of the deceased, date of the cremation, and name of the crematory that
performed the cremation affixed to the receptacle holding the cremated
remains.
(c) The funeral
establishment shall maintain a record for not less than 7 years that identifies
the release, disposition, or location of cremated remains.
(3) In accordance with section 13813 of the
public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
333.13813, a licensed funeral
establishment shall develop a medical waste management plan, which must be
available upon inspection by the department.
(4) In accordance with R 325.1547, a funeral
establishment shall provide instruction in the proper handling of medical waste
according to the funeral establishment's medical waste management plan to its
employees who generate, dispose of, or do both, for medical waste. The plan
must comply with the requirements prescribed in section 13817 of the public
health code, 1978 PA 386, MCL
333.13817.
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