Home Table of Contents

003.22.1-19. Inspections

AR ADC 003.22.1-19Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: December 12, 2021

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 003. Department of Commerce
Division 22. Insurance Department
Rule 1. State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services--Rule Pertaining to Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, Crematories, Crematory Retort Operators, and Transport Services
Effective: December 12, 2021
Ark. Admin. Code 003.22.1-19
Formerly cited as AR ADC 043.00.1-XVII
003.22.1-19. Inspections
A. The Board's Inspector shall inspect Type A, B, C, and D establishments for their initial inspection. The inspection fee must be submitted with the application for the establishment license.
B. Re-inspections are those inspections that are required due to significant changes. These changes include, but are not limited to,an addition of an embalming preparation room, relocation of an embalming preparation room, the addition of a retort, a location change, or a change in ownership. Re-inspections required due to significant changes require the payment of the re-inspection fee, along with submission of the required forms.
C. The Inspector shall inspect all Type A, B, C, and D establishments randomly throughout the year during normal business hours. The Inspector should be allowed to enter within a reasonable amount of time not to exceed one (1) hour.
D. If an inspection or re-inspection is unsuccessful due to lack of cooperation of the establishment license holders, then the license holders will be subject toan inspection penalty fee of one hundred ($100.00) per hour after the initial hour. Maximum wait shall be seven (7) hours or seven hundred ($700.00) dollars for each day of occurrence.
E. Public areas shall be inspected. Each establishment shall have public restroom accommodations which shall be clean and in good working order. Further, all public areas shall be kept in a good state of repair. All sidewalks, entrances, and walkways shall be free from debris, ice, or other obstacles to the extent practicable.
F. If any establishment is cited for failure to comply with any requirements provided in statutes or Board Rules, when practicable, the establishment shall resolve the violation to the satisfaction of the Board within thirty (30) days after the filing of the inspection report. The establishment may be granted a longer period of time within which to resolve the violation, at the discretion of the Board.

Credits

Adopted March 17, 2012. Amended Dec. 12, 2021.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 003.22.1-19, AR ADC 003.22.1-19
End of Document