Which personal licence allows pacemaker removal services from a deceased?

Which personal licence allows pacemaker removal services from a deceased?

• A. Funeral Director - Class 1
• B. Funeral Establishment - Class 2
• C. Funeral Director - Class 2
• D. Funeral Establishment - Class 1

Answer: (A)

Pacemaker removal from a deceased body is a controlled task that requires the person performing it to hold a personal licence. In this regulatory framework, a personal licence attaches to the individual and specifies which acts they may carry out on a body, while an establishment licence sits with the funeral business and allows the company to operate but does not grant personal authority to perform restricted procedures. Class 1 represents the level that covers more complex or sensitive post‑mortem tasks, such as removing an implanted device like a pacemaker. Because removing such a device is an invasive act that must be performed by a legally authorized individual, it must be done by a Funeral Director who holds a Class 1 personal licence. An establishment licence, regardless of its class, does not confer the right to perform this personal act, and a Funeral Director with Class 2 would not have the necessary authority for pacemaker removal. The combination described by the correct option reflects the required personal authority to carry out this specific procedure.

Pacemaker removal from a deceased body is a controlled task that requires the person performing it to hold a personal licence. In this regulatory framework, a personal licence attaches to the individual and specifies which acts they may carry out on a body, while an establishment licence sits with the funeral business and allows the company to operate but does not grant personal authority to perform restricted procedures.

Class 1 represents the level that covers more complex or sensitive post‑mortem tasks, such as removing an implanted device like a pacemaker. Because removing such a device is an invasive act that must be performed by a legally authorized individual, it must be done by a Funeral Director who holds a Class 1 personal licence.

An establishment licence, regardless of its class, does not confer the right to perform this personal act, and a Funeral Director with Class 2 would not have the necessary authority for pacemaker removal. The combination described by the correct option reflects the required personal authority to carry out this specific procedure.