(1) A licensed mortuary may operate a branch establishment that meets all of the criteria of a "mortuary" as defined in 37-19-101, MCA, except that the branch mortuary is not required to have a visitation room or preparation room.

(2) If a branch mortuary has no preparation room, no preparation of dead human bodies may occur there and the only authorized activities that may occur include the making of at-need and pre-need funeral arrangements, viewing, and funeral services.

(3) Except as stated in this rule, a branch mortuary is otherwise subject to the same requirements as that of a mortuary.