17 CAR § 30-602 – Preparation procedures — Controlled access to preparation room

(a) The preparation of a dead human body for final disposition shall be performed in privacy.
(b) No person shall be permitted to be present in the preparation room while a dead human body is being embalmed, washed, or otherwise prepared for final disposition, except:
1. (1) Licensed embalmers;
2. (2) Registered apprentices or students;
3. (3) Public officials or their representatives in the discharge of their official duties;
4. (4) Licensed medical personnel; and
5. (5) Employees of the Type A establishment, whether licensed or not.
(c) Type A establishments may work with family and friends of the deceased to allow for their participation in the washing and dressing of the body in a private location.
(d) It is permissible to allow the family into the preparation room for this limited purpose.