The CDC’s Universal Precautions, applied to funeral service.
All information in this course is based upon data provided by the (CDC) Center of Disease Control. The CDC has defined “Universal Precautions” as a set of precautions designed to prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and other bloodborne pathogens when providing first aid or any other healthcare services. Under universal precautions, blood and certain body fluids of every patient are considered potentially infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens. Understanding the risks and exposures is of the utmost importance when embalming or other preparation of the dead human body. This course will identify how you can protect yourself and live a long healthy life in spite of those risks and exposures. It will also provide you with a better understanding of the precautions taken in health-care facilities, prior to and immediately after death, before a body is transported to a funeral home for preparation. HIV is a very serious threat. You are encouraged to maintain the safest working environment you can create.
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Hours and prices differ by state, because each board sets its own.
| State or province | Hours | Price | Approval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice | 3 | $30 | 1044 |
| Alabama | 4 | $40 | 18-24-1044 |
| Arizona | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $30 | 03461 |
| Colorado | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Delaware | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Florida | 2 | $20 | 384095 |
| Hawaii | 4 | $32 | — |
| Idaho | 2 | $20 | — |
| Illinois | 4 | $40 | — |
| Indiana | 4 | $40 | — |
| Iowa | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Kansas | 3 | $30 | — |
| Louisiana | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Maine | 1 | $10 | 23-1044 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $40 | — |
| Minnesota | 4 | $40 | — |
| Montana | 3 | $30 | — |
| Nebraska | 4 | $40 | — |
| Nevada | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $50 | — |
| New Jersey | 3 | $30 | 9659 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| New York | 3 | $30 | — |
| North Carolina | 2 | $20 | — |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $30 | 1044 |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $30 | 20-762793 |
| Tennessee | 3 | $30 | 27-340 |
| Texas | 3 | $30 | 122-26237 |
| Utah | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Virginia | 2 | $20 | — |
| Washington | 1 | $10 | 1044 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $10 | APFSP approved |