Under the Health and Safety Code, who has the right to control whose permission is required before embalming?

• A. The executor
• B. The person who has the right to control pursuant to the Health and Safety Code
• C. The beneficiary named pursuant to Insurance Code
• D. The Public Administrator

Answer: (B)

Permission to embalm comes from the person who has the legal right to control the decedent’s final disposition under the Health and Safety Code. The code designates who holds that authority (it may be a personal representative, administrator, next of kin, or another court-appointed official, depending on the situation). Since embalming requires that controlling party’s consent, that specific person’s permission is the legally required one. Other roles like executor, Insurance Code beneficiary, or Public Administrator only have authority in particular circumstances, not as a universal rule. So the best answer is the person who has the right to control pursuant to the Health and Safety Code.