As used in this subchapter: (1) “Burial association” means: (A) A person, firm, association, copartnership, corporation, company, or other organization that, from and after February 18, 1953: (i) Undertakes for consideration paid by or on behalf of its members to defray all or a part of the funeral expenses of the members; (ii) Furnishes or […]
(a) There is created within the State Insurance Department the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services. (b) The members of the board shall be: (1) Residents of this state; (2) At least twenty-one (21) years of age; and (3) Of good moral character. (c) The board shall be composed of nine […]
(a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may: (1) (A) Hold a meeting no less than one (1) time each calendar quarter. (B) The meeting shall be held at a time and place as the board or Insurance Commissioner may determine, after notice of such meeting has been given to […]
(a) (1) The Insurance Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, may appoint and employ a person as the Executive Secretary of the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. (2) The executive secretary shall devote the necessary time […]
(a) The Insurance Commissioner or a person appointed or employed by the commissioner shall: (1) Have general supervision over field inspection and enforcement of this subchapter and § 17-29-301 et seq.; (2) Make public the procedures for making inquiries into the practice of funeral directors or embalmers and for making complaints concerning the practices; (3) […]
(a) (1) The Insurance Commissioner may request that the Department of Commerce employ an agent or agents as Inspector of the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services. (2) A person is not eligible for appointment as inspector under subdivision (a)(1) of this section unless he or she has not fewer than […]
(a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may promulgate reasonable rules for the licensing of crematoriums. (b) A crematorium shall not be operated in this state unless licensed by the board, and a dead human body shall not be cremated in this state except at a licensed crematorium. (c) A […]
(a) In the interest of public health and to ensure the safe, secure, and timely transportation of dead human bodies in and through Arkansas, the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may license, inspect, and promulgate reasonable rules for any person, partnership, corporation, association, society, or other legal entity engaged in […]
(a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may: (1) (A) Conduct periodic, special, or other examinations of a cemetery or cemetery company, including without limitation an examination of the physical condition or appearance of the cemetery, the financial condition of the cemetery company and any trust funds maintained by the […]
(a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may: (1) Grant certificates of authority to burial associations; (2) Revoke certificates of authority, charters, or other authority granted to burial associations in this state; (3) Fix the minimum assessments or minimum membership dues for which burial associations may issue certificates for benefits […]
(a) The State Insurance Department shall assist the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services in the performance of the duties of the board. (b) Assistance under subsection (a) of this section shall include without limitation: (1) Receiving and disseminating filings, questions, and requests on behalf of the board to the members […]
