Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 12 - Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers › Article 3 - REGULATORY PROVISIONS › Section R4-12-311 - Minimum Embalming Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Embalmers and apprentice embalmers shall
				comply with the following minimum embalming procedures when embalming human
				remains:
1. All persons participating in the
				embalming procedure shall be either a licensed embalmer or a registered
				apprentice embalmer. Apprentice embalmers shall be under the direct supervision
				of a licensed embalmer during the embalming. "Direct supervision," as used in
				this subsection, means that the licensed embalmer shall at all times be
				immediately available on the funeral establishment premises to supervise the
				apprentice embalmer, except that if the apprentice embalmer has embalmed at
				least ten adult human remains and has been registered with the Board for a
				minimum of six months, the super-vision requirement is deemed to have been met
				if the apprentice has immediate access to and is performing according to the
				directions of a licensed embalmer.
2. Regulations of the Arizona Department of
				Health Services and of county health departments pertaining to sewage,
				sanitation and public health requirements shall be observed.
3. All persons engaged in the embalming
				process shall wear a clean smock or gown and wear impervious rubber
				gloves.
4. All clothing shall be
				removed from the remains and a visual inspection of the condition of the
				remains shall be conducted.
5. To
				the extent feasible under the circumstances, the entire remains, including all
				extremities (legs, arms, feet, hands and head) shall be washed with an
				antiseptic or detergent solution.
6. To the extent feasible under the
				circumstances, the arterial injection technique shall be used in the embalming
				process. If the arterial circulation of any portion of the remains is
				materially incomplete or impaired due to advanced decomposition or autopsy,
				then the embalming may be done by hypodermically injecting those
				areas.
7. Embalming solution shall
				be injected into the entire remains, including extremities (legs, arms, feet,
				hands and head), and shall be injected in such dilutions and pressures as
				warranted by the condition of the remains in accordance with prevailing
				professional practice.
8. The
				abdominal and thoracic cavities of the remains shall be injected with a
				concentrated cavity chemical after liquids and materials have been
				substantially removed through a trocar. The cavity chemical shall be injected
				into and thoroughly distributed in such cavities in accordance with prevailing
				professional practice.
9. If the
				body is to be viewed at a funeral service, cosmetic procedures should be
				employed in accordance with the wishes of the family and prevailing
				professional practice.
10. Within
				24 hours after the embalming procedure, an embalming case report shall be
				prepared describing the elapsed time since death, condition of the remains
				before and after embalming, and embalming procedures used.
11. After embalming procedures have been
				completed, the remains shall be covered and diligent effort shall be made to
				maintain the privacy of the remains.