(a) The care and preparation for burial or other disposition of all human remains shall be strictly private, and no one shall be allowed in the embalming or storage room while human remains are being embalmed or prepared for disposition, except the licensed funeral director and his or her duly authorized officers and/or employees, licensed embalmers and their duly registered apprentices, instructors and their students from accredited mortuary science programs approved by the bureau, and public officials in the discharge of their duties; provided, that this rule shall not apply to persons who have been authorized by the person with the right to control disposition pursuant to section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) All human remains being transferred into or out of a funeral establishment or storage facility, except in a casket, shall be covered and kept out of the public view, to the extent reasonably possible.