1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Board” means the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors.
   2. (2) “CJIS” means the Criminal Justice Information System.
   3. (3) “Cleaning” means to disinfect the entire interior of the mortuary transport service vehicle, including the drivers’ cabin.
   4. (4) “Crematory” means a building, portion of a building, or structure that houses the necessary appliances and facilities for cremation.

   5. (5) “Criminal history records check” means the performance of both a:

      1. (a) State criminal history check by the Central Repository; and
      2. (b) National criminal history check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
   6. (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. (7) “Funeral establishment” means any building, structure, or premises from which the business of practicing mortuary science is conducted.

   8. (8) Human Remains.

      1. (a) “Human remains” means:

         1. (i) The body of a deceased person; or
         2. (ii) A part of a body or limb that has been removed from a living person.
      2. (b) “Human remains” includes the body or part of a body or limb in any state of decomposition.
   9. (9) “Impervious surface” means a surface constructed from material that does not allow another substance to pass through or to penetrate the material.
   10. (10) “Licensed funeral establishment” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a funeral establishment that is licensed by the Board.

   11. (11) Mortuary Transport Service.

       1. (a) “Mortuary transport service” means an individual or a business entity issued a permit by the Board that, for compensation:

          1. (i) Removes and transports human remains;
          2. (ii) Transports human remains from the place of death or storage to a funeral establishment or crematory; or
          3. (iii) Employs a transporter to remove or transport human remains.

       2. (b) “Mortuary transport service” does not include:

          1. (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
          2. (ii) A cemetery or an employee of a cemetery that removes or transports human remains within the boundaries of the cemetery.
   12. (12) “Office” means the Office of Cemetery Oversight within the Maryland Department of Labor.
   13. (13) “Permit” means a permit issued by the Board to the owner of a mortuary transport service to operate in the State.
   14. (14) “Permit holder” means a mortuary transport service that holds a permit issued by the Board.
   15. (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. (16) “Registration” means a registration issued by the Board to a registered transporter to remove and transport human remains.
   17. (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. (18) “Remove and transport human remains” means to remove human remains from one location and transport the human remains directly to another location.

Authority: Health-Occupations Article, §§7-101 and 7-601 — 7-607, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)