Purpose


This rulemaking is MANDATORY pursuant to s. 497.386 (4), Florida Statutes: which provides as follows: "(4) The licensing authority shall establish by rule the minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing practices for the handling and storing of dead human bodies, provided that all human remains transported or stored must be completely covered and at all times treated with dignity and respect." The language being added was approved by the Board of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services at its public meeting on 5-9-2013.