MN SF2903

Noncompensated persons with the right to control a dead body may remove, transport, and prepare it for disposition (except embalming) without a license, provided all actions comply with state law.

Family and friends of the deceased may participate in washing and dressing the body if the funeral establishment has established procedures to permit this participation.

Persons removing or transporting dead bodies may use appropriate cots, stretchers, or rigid trays instead of only regulation ambulance cots, and bodies measuring 36 inches or less may be transported by passenger automobile.

Refrigeration or dry ice may be used as alternatives to embalming for bodies when final disposition will not occur within 72 hours, but bodies cannot be kept refrigerated or in dry ice for more than six calendar days.

Recognized cultural and religious customs for ceremonial washing, dressing, casketing, and public transportation of the dead are protected from state mortuary licensure requirements.