Section 2.10. Sanitation.  


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  • (1)  All preparation rooms, equipment, instruments and supplies in funeral establishments shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
    (2)  All post-mortem procedures shall be performed and all preparation rooms, equipment, instruments and supplies in funeral establishments shall be maintained in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in the United States occupational safety and health administration standard for occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens under 29 CFR 1910.1030 . In cases of HIV infection, after the body has been prepared in accordance with s. DHS 136.04 , the usual and customary procedures may be followed for restoration and cosmetology. Following embalming and body preparation, no special precautions need to be observed during visitation.
History: Cr. Register, July, 1988, No. 391 , eff. 8-1-88; r. and recr. (2), r. (3), Register, June, 1996, No. 486 , eff. 7-1-96; am. (2), Register, November, 1998, No. 515 , eff. 12-1-98; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register January 2011 No. 661 .