21 N.C. Admin. Code 34B.0706

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 34B .0706 - REGISTRATION OF EMBALMING FACILITY LOCATED OUTSIDE OF A FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT

(a) An embalming facility located outside a funeral establishment shall comply with the requirements of G.S. 90-210.27A(a)(1) through (8) and all other applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations.

(b) An embalming facility located outside a funeral establishment shall be registered either to a funeral establishment holding a permit from the Board or to a funeral service or embalmer licensee of the Board. Each embalming facility must be managed by an embalmer or funeral service licensee. A person managing an embalming facility may also manage the funeral establishment location registering the facility.

(c) Applications to register an embalming facility located outside a funeral establishment shall be made on forms provided by the Board. The applicant shall furnish the address and telephone number of the facility; a description of the preparation room; the names and license numbers of all part-time and full-time licensees employed by the facility; the person or business entity owning the facility; the person managing the facility; a certification that the facility will not be used for any other purpose other than embalming or used for activities requiring a funeral establishment permit; and any other information the Board deems necessary as required by law. The applicant shall verify the contents of the application before a notary public.

(d) Upon Board approval of the registration, the embalming facility may be used to embalm dead human bodies and shall not be used as a public accommodation. The owner of the facility must obtain a funeral establishment permit under G.S. 90-210.25(d) if the facility is to be held out to the public, used as a public accommodation, or used to engage in any other activity defined as the practice of funeral service under G.S. 90-210.20(k) other than embalming.

21 N.C. Admin. Code 34B .0706

Authority G.S. 90-210.20(f),(h),(k); 90-210.23(a),(e); 90-210.25(d1); 90-210.27A;
Eff. September 1, 2009;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017.

Authority G.S. 90-210.20(f),(h),(k); 90-210.23(a),(e); 90-210.25(d1); 90-210.27A;
Eff. September 1, 2009.