Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 235 - Oklahoma Funeral Board › Chapter 10 - Funeral Services Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Qualification and Requirements for Licensure › Section 235:10-3-2 - Requirements for licensing funeral service establishments

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
To be licensed by the Board a funeral service establishment or a commercial embalming establishment must meet the following minimum requirements:
(1)
Ownership.
The establishment shall be operated by a sole owner, a partnership, a limited liability partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability company, or a subsidiary of a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability company, or by a corporation chartered in the State of Oklahoma.
(2)
Fixed place.
The establishment shall have a fixed place of business with a specific street address or physical location and shall conform to local zoning ordinances as evidenced by an occupancy permit issued by the proper local governmental entity authorizing the occupancy of a funeral service establishment at that location. Only one establishment license shall be issued to a specific address. If the establishment will contain a preparation room which does not discharge into a municipal sanitary sewer it must also secure permission from the appropriate county and/or state agency for any such discharge from the embalming room prior to being eligible to receive a funeral establishment or commercial embalming establishment license from this Board. Any establishment which has been issued an establishment license under a rule of the Board having different requirements than this sub-section for a fixed place will be permitted to continue to be licensed under the rules pursuant to which the establishment was initially licensed, except as provided under sub-section (15).
(3)
Inspected.
The establishment shall be inspected by a representative of the Board prior to being initially licensed and periodically as determined by the Board.
(4)
Statutes and Rules.
Each establishment shall have available a current copy of the Oklahoma Statutes and Rules related to the practice of funeral directing and embalming available for public inspection.
(5)
Preparation room.
(A)
The establishment shall have a preparation room.
Such preparation room shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(i)
Construction.
The walls, floor, and ceiling must be constructed, and of such materials and finished in a way that they may be cleaned and disinfected. The room must be of sufficient size and dimension to accommodate an embalming table, a sink that drains freely with hot and cold running water connections, an instrument table, cabinet, and shelves. The embalming table must have a rust proof metal, porcelain, or fiberglass top, with edges raised at least 3/4 inches around the entire table and drain opening at the lower end.
(ii)
Ventilation.
The preparation room shall be heated and air-conditioned. The preparation room must be properly ventilated with an exhaust fan that provides at least five room air exchanges per hour. All fumes must be ventilated to the outside atmosphere. The construction must be such that odors from the preparation room cannot enter the rest of the establishment.
(iii)
No public use.
The room shall not have a passageway available for public use.
(iv)
Equipment.
The room shall contain sufficient supplies and equipment for normal operation. Nothing in this subsection shall require embalming chemicals to be stored in the preparation room. The room shall have no excess equipment stored, other than equipment necessary for preparing dead human remains, and performing necessary restorative art work. There shall be storage shelves, drawers, or cabinets for all supplies, instruments, and equipment. The room and equipment shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(v)
Openings covered.
All outside openings shall be covered with screens.
(vi)
Interior view.
Measures must be taken to prevent a view of the interior of the room through any open door or window.
(vii)
Body Intake Log.
Each funeral establishment or commercial embalming service shall maintain in the preparation room of that establishment, or within a reasonable proximity of the preparation room, a log book. The log book shall list the name of each human remains received at this location including the date and time the remains were received, the care or preparation of the remains (i.e., bathe, disinfect, refrigerate, or embalm), the date and time that the embalming occurred, the disposition of the remains, and the name, signature, and license number of the embalmer(s) and apprentice(s). If the remains were prepared at another location, that location shall be listed in lieu of the name and signature of the embalmer(s) and apprentice(s). The log book must be available at all times for inspection by the Board.