7 AAC 35.100. Transportation of the dead

(a) The transportation of human remains dead of any diseases mentioned in 7 AAC 35.090 shall be permitted only under the following conditions:

(1) the body shall be thoroughly embalmed with disinfectant solution; and

(2) all orifices shall be closed with absorbent cotton; and

(3) the body shall be washed with the solution and placed immediately in an hermetically sealed casket; and

(4) the casket encased in a suitable shipping container acceptable to the Commissioner of Health and Social Services.

(b) The transportation of human remains dead of any cause other than those diseases mentioned in 7 AAC 35.090 is permitted only under the following conditions:

(1) when the destination can be reached within the state within 24 hours after death, an unembalmed body shall be thoroughly washed, all orifices shall be closed with absorbent cotton, and the body dressed in a clean sheet and placed in an hermetically sealed metal shipping container;

(2) human remains shipped into or out of Alaska must first be embalmed;

(3) when the body cannot reach its destination within 24 hours after the death, the body shall be thoroughly embalmed, and placed in a casket; the casket encased in a suitable shipping container acceptable to the Commissioner of Health and Social Services;

(4) exceptions to (b) of this section may be approved only by the Commissioner of Health and Social Services where circumstances render the provisions of (b) of this section impossible to carry out.

(c) An outside shipping container is required in all instances except when the casket is transported in a hearse. The outside container shall be of wood, canvas, reinforced nylon, composition board, or other suitable material.

History: In effect before 7/28/59; am 2/21/71, Register 37

Authority: AS 18.05.040

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