Section 61-32-11 – Licensure of establishments; funeral establishments; commercial establishments; direct disposition establishments; crematories. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. Funeral establishment licenses shall only be granted under the following terms and conditions: (1) applications for licensure shall be upon forms furnished by the board and shall be accompanied by the required fee; (2) the establishment shall be maintained at a specific location primarily devoted to the practice of funeral service and shall comply […]
Section 61-32-12 – License; display of license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. Initial licenses shall be issued for the remainder of the year in which the license is granted, as established by rule. B. A license issued by the board shall at all times be posted in the establishment or crematory in a conspicuous place. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-12, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, […]
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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)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 […]
Section 61-31-24 – Privileged communications. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
A. A licensed social worker shall not be examined without the consent of his client concerning any communication made by the client to him or any advice given to the client in the course of professional employment; nor shall the secretary, stenographer or clerk of a social worker be examined without the consent of his […]
Section 61-31-25 – Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2032.)
The board of social work examiners is terminated on July 1, 2031 pursuant to the Sunset Act [12-9-11 to 12-9-21 NMSA 1978]. The board shall continue to operate according to the provisions of the Social Work Practice Act until July 1, 2032. Effective July 1, 2032, the Social Work Practice Act is repealed. History: Laws […]
Section 61-32-1 – Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Chapter 61, Article 32 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Funeral Services Act”. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 1; 1999, ch. 284, § 1; 2012, ch. 48, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — […]
Section 61-32-2 – Purpose. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
In the interest of public health, safety and welfare and to protect the public from the unprofessional, improper, incompetent and unlawful practice of the care and disposition of the dead human body, it is necessary to provide laws and regulations to govern the handling and care of the dead and the sensitivities of those who […]
Section 61-32-3 – Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
As used in the Funeral Services Act: A. “board” means the board of funeral services; B. “committal service” means a service at a place of interment or entombment that follows a funeral conducted at another location; C. “cremains” means cremated remains; D. “cremation” means the reduction of a dead human body by direct flame to […]
Section 61-32-4 – License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. Unless licensed to practice under the Funeral Services Act, a person shall not: (1) practice as a funeral service practitioner, funeral arranger, embalmer, funeral service intern or direct disposer; (2) use the title or make any representation as being a funeral service practitioner, funeral arranger, embalmer, funeral service intern or direct disposer or use […]