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Legal Requirements Concerning Funeral and Cremation Practices Embalming While embalming (draining the blood from a body and replacing it with embalming fluid - a preservative) followed by burial is the most common way to disposition the body, other options are available and legal. Utah law does not require embalming. Utah law does, however, require that if a body is not buried or cremated within 24 hours of death, it must be refrigerated or embalmed. Some people object to embalming on religious, cultural, or environmental grounds. Funeral homes may have refrigeration available if the consumer requests the service. Under federal rules, funeral homes must; disclose that embalming is not required by law except in certain special cases; 16 C.F.R. § 453.3.; The same rules require that the funeral home provide the price of embalming in its price list. Casket Although a container may be required for cremation or burial, it need not be a costly wood casket but can be a cardboard casket that may be purchased for about $50. Consumers may purchase caskets from national wholesalers. A funeral home cannot refuse to use a casket purchased from a different source. |
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