20 CAR § 102-113 – Identification of the body of a deceased person who has been infected by a communicable disease

(a) Any physician or any other person who has reason to believe that a deceased person may have been infected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) shall immediately after death attach to the large digit of the right foot a red indicator measuring no less than three inches by five inches (3” x 5”) that clearly states that the patient may have been infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
(b) If the body is wrapped in plastic sheets or other covering material and the toe tag is not visible, a duplicate clearly visible tag shall be applied to the outside covering material.