21 NCAC 34B .0706          REGISTRATION OF EMBALMING FACILITY LOCATED OUTSIDE OF A FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT

(a)  An embalming facility located outside of a funeral establishment shall contain a preparation room that complies with the requirements of G.S. 90-210.27A(a)(1) through (10).

(b)  An embalming facility located outside of a funeral establishment shall be registered to a funeral establishment holding a permit from the Board. Each embalming facility must be managed by an embalmer or funeral service licensee. A person managing an embalming facility must also manage the funeral establishment location registering the facility.

(c)  Applications to register an embalming facility located outside of a funeral establishment shall be made on forms provided by the Board that are available at the Board's website, ncbfs.org. The applicant shall furnish the address and telephone number of the facility; a description of the preparation room; the names and license numbers of all part-time and full-time licensees employed by the facility; the person or business entity owning the facility; the person managing the facility; a certification that the facility will not be used for any other purpose other than embalming or used for activities requiring a funeral establishment permit; and the applicant shall verify the contents of the application before a notary public.

(d)  Upon Board approval of the registration, the embalming facility may be used to embalm dead human bodies and shall not be used for any other purpose. The owner of the facility must obtain a funeral establishment permit under G.S. 90-210.25(d) if the facility is to be held out to the public or used to engage in any other activity defined as the practice of funeral service under G.S. 90-210.20(k) other than embalming.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑210.23(a),(e); 90‑210.25(d1); 90-210.27A;

Eff. September 1, 2009;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2026.