1. (a) the licensed funeral establishments are under common ownership or have a contractual agreement to share a preparation and/or storage room;
2. (b) the common owners have designated one funeral establishment as the main office as defined in Section 1204(c)(2);
3. (c) the remaining establishments or the establishments using the facilities of the main office are within a sixty (60) mile radius of the main office;
4. (d) the licensed funeral establishment in which the common storage room is located has designated a separate labeled area within the storage room for each of the establishments using its facilities and has sufficient capacity to accommodate each licensee using the space;
5. (e) An identification and labeling system shall be in place to effectively identify the human remains being prepared and/or stored in the facilities;
6. (f) The facilities meet the requirements as specified in Section 7616 of the Business and Professions Code and have passed inspection by the bureau to determine its suitability for shared purposes;
7. (g) A licensed funeral establishment requesting permission from the bureau to share their preparation and/or storage room, must make a request, in writing, on a form 21 F-12 (4/93) provided by the bureau. An inspection will then be scheduled and completed to ensure that the above mentioned conditions have been met before the establishment can begin sharing its facilities.

A licensed funeral establishment may share a preparation and/or a storage room with other licensed funeral establishments, upon approval by the bureau, under the following conditions:

Note: Authority cited: Sections 7606 and 7616, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7606, 7616, 7621, 7630, 7704 and 7707, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 10-31-97; operative 11-30-97 (Register 97, No. 44).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph and subsections (c) and (f)-(g) filed 9-22-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 38).