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Nothing in the Funeral Services Act shall be construed to:

A. prohibit a funeral service practitioner or funeral service intern under the supervision of a funeral service practitioner from providing a direct disposition at a funeral or commercial establishment; or

B. govern or limit the authority of any personal representative, trustee or other person having a fiduciary relationship with the deceased.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 29; 2012, ch. 48, § 21.

ANNOTATIONS

Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978.

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, changed the name of the act and eliminated reference to the associate funeral service practitioner and the assistant funeral service practitioner; and in Subsection A, after “funeral service practitioner”, deleted “an associate funeral service practitioner, assistant funeral service practitioner”.