(1) A funeral establishment that performs embalming shall: (a) Repealed.(b) Employ universal biological hazard precautions;(c) Employ reasonable care to minimize the risk of transmitting communicable diseases from human remains;(d)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.(4) A funeral establishment shall maintain a sanitary preparation room with sanitary flooring, drainage, ventilation, and refrigeration and other equipment necessary to maintain sanitary conditions.Amended by 2024 Ch. 242,§ 12, eff. 5/24/2024.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-54-112 and amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09 -1202), ch. 422, p. 2346, § 9, effective July 1. L. 242,§ 12, eff. 5/24/2024.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-54-112 and amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09 -1202), ch. 422, p. 2346, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2011: (1)(c), (1)(e), (2), and (3) amended, (HB 11 - 11 78), ch. 89, p. 259, § 8, effective August 10.This section is similar to former § 12-54-112 as it existed prior to 2019.
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