Section 61-32-19 – Cremation; requirements; right to authorize cremation; disposition of cremains. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. No cremation shall be performed until all necessary documentation is obtained authorizing the cremation. B. An adult person may authorize the person’s own cremation and the lawful disposition of the person’s cremains by: (1) stating the person’s desire to be cremated in a written statement that is signed by the person and notarized or […]
Section 61-32-19.1 – Crematory; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. The scope of practice of a crematory and its crematory authority is limited to cremation of dead human bodies and pulverization of cremains. A crematory and its crematory authority shall act as an agent of licensed funeral, commercial or direct disposition establishments and schools of medicine. A crematory and its crematory authority may: (1) […]
Section 61-32-20 – Embalming. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. All dead human bodies not disposed of within twenty-four hours after death or release or receipt by the establishment or crematory shall be embalmed in accordance with the Funeral Services Act or stored under refrigeration as determined by board rule, unless otherwise required by regulation of the office of the state medical investigator or […]
Section 61-32-21 – License renewal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. All licenses expire annually and shall be renewed by submitting a completed renewal application, accompanied by the required fees, on a form provided by the board. B. The board may require proof of continuing education or other proof of competency as a requirement for renewal; provided that a licensee who is age sixty-five or […]
Section 61-32-22 – Inactive status. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. A funeral service practitioner, funeral arranger, embalmer, funeral service intern or direct disposer who has a current license may request that the license be placed on inactive status. Except as provided in Subsection E of this section, the board shall approve each request for inactive status. B. A license placed on inactive status may […]
Section 61-32-23 – Fees and fines. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall establish by rule a schedule of reasonable fees and fines for applications, examinations, licenses, inspections, renewals, penalties, reinstatements and necessary administrative fees. All fees collected shall be deposited in accordance with Section 61-32-26 NMSA 1978. All fines collected shall be deposited in the current […]
Section 61-32-24 – Disciplinary proceedings; judicial review. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. The board, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978], may take disciplinary action against any licensee, temporary licensee or applicant. B. The board has the authority to take any action set forth in Section 61-1-3 NMSA 1978 upon a finding by the board that […]
Section 61-32-25 – Additional prohibitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral Services Act shall advertise under any name that tends to mislead the public or that sufficiently resembles the professional or business name of another license holder or that may cause confusion or misunderstanding. B. No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral […]
Section 61-32-13 – Establishments; requirements; temporary licenses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. Each establishment shall have a full-time funeral service practitioner; provided the establishment license is a privilege granted to the person to whom it is issued and is not transferable to other owners or operators or to another location than that designated on the license. Whenever an establishment no longer employs or otherwise has a […]
Section 61-32-14 – Funeral service intern; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. A funeral service intern does not have the rights and duties of a funeral service practitioner and is only subordinate to the funeral service practitioner. The scope of what a funeral service intern is permitted to do depends on the activity and the experience of the funeral service intern, provided that a funeral service […]