Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 29 - BOARD OF MORTICIANS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS › Chapter 10.29.21 - Mortuary Transport Services › Section 10.29.21.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Board" means the State Board of
				  Morticians and Funeral Directors.
(2) "CJIS" means the Criminal Justice
				  Information System.
(3) "Cleaning"
				  means to disinfect the entire interior of the mortuary transport service
				  vehicle, including the drivers' cabin.
(4) "Crematory" means a building, portion of
				  a building, or structure that houses the necessary appliances and facilities
				  for cremation.
(5) "Criminal
				  history records check" means the performance of both a:
(a) State criminal history check by the
				  Central Repository; and
(b)
				  National criminal history check by the Federal Bureau of
				  Investigation.
(6)
				  "Disinfect" means a process that eliminates many or all pathogenic
				  microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects using liquid
				  chemicals or wet pasteurization.
(7) "Funeral establishment" means any
				  building, structure, or premises from which the business of practicing mortuary
				  science is conducted.
(8) Human
				  Remains.
(a) "Human remains" means:
(i) The body of a deceased person;
				  or
(ii) A part of a body or limb
				  that has been removed from a living person.
(b) "Human remains" includes the body or part
				  of a body or limb in any state of decomposition.
(9) "Impervious surface" means a surface
				  constructed from material that does not allow another substance to pass through
				  or to penetrate the material.
(10)
				  "Licensed funeral establishment" means, unless the context requires otherwise,
				  a funeral establishment that is licensed by the Board.
(11) Mortuary Transport Service.
(a) "Mortuary transport service" means an
				  individual or a business entity issued a permit by the Board that, for
				  compensation:
(i) Removes and transports human
				  remains;
(ii) Transports human
				  remains from the place of death or storage to a funeral establishment or
				  crematory; or
(iii) Employs a
				  transporter to remove or transport human remains.
(b) "Mortuary transport service" does not
				  include:
(i) A licensed funeral establishment
				  using the establishment's own employee or employees to remove and transport
				  human remains for compensation in the establishment's own Board-inspected
				  vehicle; or
(ii) A cemetery or an
				  employee of a cemetery that removes or transports human remains within the
				  boundaries of the cemetery.
(12) "Office" means the Office of Cemetery
				  Oversight within the State Department of Labor, Licensing, and
				  Regulation.
(13) "Permit" means a
				  permit issued by the Board to the owner of a mortuary transport service to
				  operate in the State.
(14) "Permit
				  holder" means a mortuary transport service that holds a permit issued by the
				  Board.
(15) "Registered
				  transporter" means an individual employee of a mortuary transport service who
				  has registered with the Board to remove and transport human remains.
(16) "Registration" means a registration
				  issued by the Board to a registered transporter to remove and transport human
				  remains.
(17) "Removal vehicle"
				  means a vehicle of a size, dimensions, and specifications suitable for the
				  transportation of human remains which has passed an inspection by the
				  Board.
(18) "Remove and transport
				  human remains" means to remove human remains from one location and transport
				  the human remains directly to another location.