Section 93Republic Act No. 123 shall be applied and enforced., Sec./Art. 93

Funeral and Embalming Establishments These establishments are subject to the following requirements:

(a) Scope of inclusion for the purposes of this Section, requirements prescribed herein shall be applied and enforced to funeral chapels, embalming establishments and morgues.

(b) Sanitary permit No establishment mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be operated without a sanitary permit issued by the Secretary or his duly authorized representative. This permit shall be revoked in case of any violation of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary.

(c) Classification Funeral establishment shall be classified in three (3) categories which are described as follows:

1. Category I Establishments with chapels, and embalming facilities and offering funeral services.

2. Category II Establishments with chapels and offering funeral services but without embalming facilities.

3. Category III Establishments offering only funeral services from the house of the deceased to the burial ground.

(d) Sanitary requirements

For funeral chapels The requirements prescribed for places of public assembly in this Code shall be applied.

For embalming and dressing rooms

1. They should be constructed of concrete or semi-concrete materials with sufficient space to accommodate five bodies at one time.

2. The floors and walls shall be made of concrete or other durable impervious materials.

3. Ventilation and lighting should be adequately provided.

4. Embalming shall be performed on a table made of a single marble slab or other equally impervious materials. It shall be so constructed that all washings and body fluids shall flow to a drain connected to the waste piping system of the building.

5. Embalming and assistants shall use rubber gloves when working.

6. Washing facilities with soaps, detergents and germicidal solutions shall be provided for use of the following personnel.