{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac65-20-580","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC65-20-580","heading":"Preparation room equipment","body":"A. The preparation room shall be equipped with:\n\n1. A ventilation system that operates and is appropriate to the size and function of the room;\n\n2. Running hot and cold water;\n\n3. Flush or slop sink connected with public sewer or with septic tank where no public sewer is available;\n\n4. Metal, fiberglass, or porcelain morgue table;\n\n5. Covered waste container;\n\n6. Instruments and apparatus for the embalming process;\n\n7. A means or method for the sterilization or disinfection of reusable instruments by chemical bath or soak, autoclave (steam), or ultraviolet light;\n\n8. Disinfectants and antiseptic solutions;\n\n9. Clean gowns or aprons, preferably impervious to water;\n\n10. Rubber gloves for each individual using the room;\n\n11. An electric aspirator or hydroaspirator equipped with a vacuum breaker;\n\n12. An eye wash station that is readily accessible; and\n\n13. A standard first aid kit that is immediately accessible either in the preparation room or outside the door to the preparation room.\n\nB. A funeral service establishment at which no embalming of dead human bodies is performed is not required to maintain embalming supplies or equip the preparation room with the items in subdivision A 6 of this section.","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/section580/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:40Z","sha256":"09428f4479614c55cdb481a548d954373c90346cfa7fbcd474d165ef00b5a9c5","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac65-20-570","next":"us-va/18vac65-20-581"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}