{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac65-20-540","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC65-20-540","heading":"Preparation room requirements","body":"A. A funeral service establishment shall have at least one room used exclusively for embalming or preparation of the body for burial, transportation, or other disposition.\n\nB. The following are required of a preparation room:\n\n1. The walls shall extend floor to ceiling;\n\n2. The floor and wall surfaces shall be of a material or covered by a material impervious to water; and\n\n3. The material shall extend from wall to wall with all joints tight and sanitary.\n\nC. All functions connected with embalming shall be performed within the preparation room.\n\nD. A funeral service establishment with more than one location at which it performs funeral services shall not be required to maintain more than one preparation room.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 65. Board of Funeral Directors And Embalmers","Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Funeral Services","Part VII. Standards for Embalming and Refrigeration"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency65/chapter20/section540/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:40Z","sha256":"585707cb23d775b3bed4e2cf269b9e2c33a94f95b2c61935835b87f94f43b963","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac65-20-510","next":"us-va/18vac65-20-570"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}