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Preparation & Preservation of the Dead

About 4 of every 50 questions on a Arkansas state exam practice exam come from this topic.

What to know

Embalming isn't mandatory, but a body not buried within 48 hours must be embalmed or refrigerated, unless it is cremated within 48 hours. Refrigeration, dry ice, or embalming is also required for travel by public transportation or when the director of health orders it. Embalming requires written authorization; oral permission counts only if the word "embalm" is used and explained. Keep the original authorization. Use universal precautions and prepare bodies in privacy. In crime or violence cases, nothing happens until the coroner or medical examiner approves. Return viscera to the body cavity, or place them in a labeled, nonporous biohazard container.

Where it comes from

  • Ark. Code Ann. §§ 17-29-311(c)–(f), 17-29-701, 20-17-107
  • 17 CAR §§ 30-601 to 30-607, 30-803

Try a practice question

Under Arkansas law, is embalming mandatory?

  1. ANo, and refrigeration is never required
  2. BNo, but a body not buried within 48 hours of death must be embalmed or refrigerated
  3. CYes, for every death
  4. DYes, unless the body is cremated within 7 days
Show the answer

No, but a body not buried within 48 hours of death must be embalmed or refrigerated. Embalming is not mandatory. A body not buried within 48 hours must be embalmed or refrigerated, unless it is cremated within 48 hours.

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-17-107

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