CHAPTER 1

GENERAL AUTHORITY

Section 1. Authority. These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Wyoming Board of Funeral Service Practitioners pursuant to their authority under the Funeral Service Practitioners Act, Wyoming Statute 33-16-501 through 33-16-537.

Section 2. Definitions.

(a) "Authorizing agent" means the person(s) legally entitled to control the disposition of human remains.

(b) "Dissolution chamber" is a purpose-built vessel that is closed and sealed on all sides when human remains are placed inside and the chemical disposition process takes place.

(c) "Final processing" means bone fragments and non-combustible items, such as metal debris, are separated by hand or by magnet. The bone fragments are placed into a cylindrical processor and further pulverized (or crushed) into small, uniform fragments.

(d) "Supervision" means that the supervising licensed funeral service practitioner is physically present and immediately available, and in all cases in the funeral establishment, while the apprentice is assisting with the embalming of the dead human body.

Section 3. Incorporation by Reference. The Board hereby incorporates by reference the following:

(a) Each rule and code incorporated by reference is further identified as follows:

 (i) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspection, Copying, and Producing Public Records, adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on September 6, 2016, available at https://rules.wyo.gov/Search.aspx?RefNum=006.0011.2.09062016

 (ii) Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and effective on July 20, 2017, available at https://rules.wyo.gov/Search.aspx?RefNum=270.0001.2.07202017

 (iii) The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Code of Professional Conduct amended July 13, 2022 available at www.NFDA.org.

(b) For these rules incorporated by reference:

  (i) Board has determined that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;

  (ii) The incorporation by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and

  (iii) The incorporated rules and standards are maintained at the Board office and available for public inspection and copying at cost at the same location.