C.R.S. Section 12-135-112
Standards of practice

  • embalming
  • transporting

(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.

Source: Section 12-135-112 — Standards of practice - embalming - transporting, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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