Section 34-13-112 – Employment of Embalmer or Director by Other Establishments; Supervision and Control; Licensing of Establishment Not to License Embalmer or Director.
Section 34-13-112 Employment of embalmer or director by other establishments; supervision and control; licensing of establishment not to license embalmer or director. (a) All applications for a license to operate a funeral establishment shall show that a managing funeral director and managing embalmer are employed by the establishment. All applications for a license to operate […]
Section 34-13-113 – Application for License; Inspection of Establishment; Issuance of License.
Section 34-13-113 Application for license; inspection of establishment; issuance of license. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-339 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) Application for a license to operate a funeral establishment shall be made in writing on a form […]
Section 34-13-114 – Reissuing License Upon Change of Name.
Section 34-13-114 Reissuing license upon change of name. (a) An operator of a funeral establishment licensed under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 34-13-113 who desires to change the name of the establishment may have his or her license reissued, in the changed name, upon application to the board and payment of a fee not […]
Section 34-13-115 – Revocation, Suspension, or Refusal to Renew License.
Section 34-13-115 Revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew license. (a) The board may revoke, suspend, place on probation, or refuse to renew a license issued to an operator of a funeral establishment or mortuary service as provided in this chapter. (b) If, upon a complaint made to the board or otherwise, the board has reason […]
Section 34-13-116 – Penalty for Failure to Register.
Section 34-13-116 Penalty for failure to register. Any person, firm, partnership, society, group, or corporation who has control of a funeral home, mortuary, chapel, funeral establishment, crematory, or mortuary service and fails to register same according to this chapter, upon conviction, may be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two […]
Section 34-13-117 – Disposition of Remains.
Section 34-13-117 Disposition of remains. Disposition of human remains shall occur within 48 hours after the time of death or the time the body is released by the coroner or a medical examiner, unless the body has been embalmed by a licensed embalmer in this state, with permission from the authorizing agent, or the body […]
Section 34-13-120 – License Required; Crematory Requirements; Application and Inspection; Records; Violations; Rulemaking Authority.
Section 34-13-120 License required; crematory requirements; application and inspection; records; violations; rulemaking authority. (a) No person, firm, corporation, association, entity, or funeral establishment, or branch thereof, may operate a crematory for the purpose of cremating dead human bodies, unless licensed by the board as a funeral establishment and the crematory being registered with the board […]
Section 34-13-120.1 – License Requirements; Certification.
Section 34-13-120.1 License requirements; certification. No person may conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a cremation facility unless licensed to do so by the board. The board may issue a license to practice as a cremationist after the applicant has satisfied all of the following requirements: (1) Is at least 21 years of age. (2) Is […]
Section 34-13-121 – Cremation Procedures; Authorization; Identification of Remains; Records.
Section 34-13-121 Cremation procedures; authorization; identification of remains; records. (a) Human remains shall not be cremated under either of the following circumstances: (1) Within 24 hours after the time of death, unless death was a result of an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease and unless the disease is verified and the time requirement waived by […]
Section 34-13-122 – Disposition of Cremated Remains.
Section 34-13-122 Disposition of cremated remains. (a) The authorizing agent shall provide to the funeral establishment which the cremation arrangements are made a signed statement specifying the ultimate disposition of the cremated remains, if known. A copy of this statement shall be retained by the funeral establishment offering or conducting the cremation. (b) Cremated remains […]