SECTION 50:10-3-7. Standards for facilities

(a)   Health standards.

(1)   Dissection facilities. Dissection areas must be clean, well ventilated, and well lighted. The floor should be of a composition that can be easily cleaned and nonskid. Tables and tanks must be conducive to easy cleaning and to the long-term preservation of cadavers.

(2)   Storage facilities. Storage facilities must be conducive to long-term storage of bodies and conducive to the health of personnel who must work in the area. It should be of sufficient size to handle, without undue crowding, the total being used at any one time.

(3)   Preparation area. The preparation area must be clean, well ventilated, and well lighted. It must be fully equipped with table and drain of approved type and the equipment necessary for satisfactory embalming. All construction must be of a type conducive to easy cleaning.

(4)   Embalming. The embalming formula shall be appropriate to the long-term preservation of cadavers and will not present a health hazard to persons dissecting. Embalming services must be performed by an entity authorized by the law of the state in which the services occur, and in accordance with the standards required by the law.

(5)   Unfixed specimens are preserved in accordance with applicable state and federal requirements, including the standards set forth in the Oklahoma Funeral Services Licensing Act and rules.

(6)   Unfixed anatomical specimens are tested for infectious and contagious diseases in accordance with applicable state and federal law, including testing by persons and in facilities using methods which meet FDA and CLIA requirements.

(7)   The registrant has policies and procedures to prevent the transmission of infectious and contagious diseases in the collection, storage, preservation, and distribution of anatomical specimens.

(b)   Safety standards.

(1)   Air exchange. All dissecting and preparation areas must have sufficient air-handling machinery to provide for not less than 15-20 full changes of air per hour.

(2)   Storage of hazardous chemicals. All hazardous chemicals shall be stored in a separate and approved facility or area. Explosive or flammable chemicals must be properly stored.

(3)   Dangerous fumes. Particular attention must be given to holding the concentrations of all dangerous or hazardous fumes to an absolute minimum. Suitable air-handling equipment, appropriate storage, and careful handling are essential.

(c)   Public welfare.

(1)   Visibility. All areas where human bodies are handled must not be visible from the outside of the building or so located that the public has ready visibility of transport, preparation, or dissection in progress.

(2)   Accessibility. All areas used for receipt and preparation, storage, or dissection of human bodies must be unaccessible and inadmissible to the general public and all unauthorized personnel. All areas must have appropriate locks. Only personnel concerned with the preparation of cadavers should have access to storage, handling, and preparation areas. Storage areas should be securely locked at all times when bodies are not being placed in or removed from storage.

(d)   Facility must be OSHA compliant.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 783, eff 9-12-14]