Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) “Embalming” means the process of chemically treating the dead human body by any of the following to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, to temporarily slow organic decomposition, and to restore acceptable physical appearance: (1) […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the board of embalmers and funeral directors consisting of seven members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Five members shall be licensed practicing funeral directors, four of which shall […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Members of the board of embalmers and funeral directors shall annually in July, or within thirty days after the senate’s confirmation of the new members appointed in that year, meet and organize by selecting from among its members a president, vice-president, […]
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 224 – 134th General Assembly (A) The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the government, transaction of the business, and the management of the affairs of the board of embalmers and funeral directors and […]
Effective: October 9, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 263 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Any person who desires to obtain a permit as a crematory operator shall apply to the board of embalmers and funeral directors on a form prescribed by the board. The applicant shall include with the application the initial permit fee set […]
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 224 – 134th General Assembly (A)(1) A licensed funeral director who desires to obtain a license to operate a funeral home, a licensed embalmer who desires to obtain a license to operate an embalming facility, or a holder of a crematory operator permit who desires to obtain […]
Effective: October 9, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 263 – 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “license” and “applicant for an initial license” have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that “license” as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise […]
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 224 – 134th General Assembly (A) The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall charge and collect the following fees: (1) For applying for an initial or biennial renewal of an embalmer’s or funeral director’s license, or a reactivation of a license as described in division (G) […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Every license and permit issued under this chapter expires on the last day of December of each even-numbered year and shall be renewed on or before that date according to the standard license renewal procedure set forth in Chapter 4745. of […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Every two years, licensed embalmers and funeral directors shall attend between twelve and thirty hours of educational programs as a condition for renewal of their licenses. The board of embalmers and funeral directors shall adopt rules governing the administration and enforcement […]
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 224 – 134th General Assembly (A) The board of embalmers and funeral directors may recognize a license issued to an embalmer or a funeral director by another state. Upon presentation of such license and evidence satisfactory to the board showing such embalmer or funeral director meets all […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) A person who is licensed to operate a funeral home shall surrender that person’s license to operate a funeral home within thirty days after a change in any of the following: (a) The location of the funeral home; (b) The person […]
Effective: March 22, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 481 – 129th General Assembly (A) The following persons are exempt from the provisions of this chapter: (1) An officer or employee of the department of health or any board of health, who, in compliance with rules or orders of the department of health or board of […]
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 224 – 134th General Assembly (A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Engage in the business or profession of funeral directing unless the person is licensed as a funeral director under this chapter, is certified as an apprentice funeral director in accordance with rules […]
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 224 – 134th General Assembly (A) The board of embalmers and funeral directors may, except as provided in division (G) of this section, refuse to grant or renew, or may suspend or revoke, any license or permit issued under this chapter or may require the holder of […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) The board of embalmers and funeral directors, without the necessity for conducting a prior adjudication hearing, may issue a notice of violation to the holder of an embalmer’s, funeral director’s, funeral home, or embalming facility, or crematory facility license, or a […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the board of embalmers and funeral directors shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised […]
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 529 – 127th General Assembly A funeral director acting in good faith is not liable in damages for injury resulting from acting or attempting to act in accordance with sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code regarding an anatomical gift.
Effective: August 5, 1998 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 117 – 122nd General Assembly As used in sections 4717.20 to 4717.30 of the Revised Code: (A) “Alternative container” means a receptacle, other than a casket, in which a dead human body or body parts are transported to a crematory facility and placed in the cremation chamber […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Any person, on an antemortem basis, may serve as the person’s own authorizing agent, authorize the person’s own cremation, and specify the arrangements for the final disposition of the person’s own cremated remains by executing an antemortem cremation authorization form. A […]
