Sec. 08.42.010. Authority of department.
The department has jurisdiction over the practice of mortuary science under this chapter. The department may adopt and enforce regulations and set fees relating to the practice of mortuary science.
Sec. 08.42.020. License required for the practice of mortuary science.
(a) A person may not engage in the practice of mortuary science or hold out as being engaged in the practice unless licensed as an embalmer or funeral director by the department. A person holding a license as a funeral director may not embalm or restore a dead human body, take charge of the remains […]
Sec. 08.42.030. Examination of applicants for license to practice mortuary science.
The department is granted authority to examine all applicants for a license to practice mortuary science and to determine whether an applicant possesses the necessary qualifications. The department shall hold an examination at least once each year at the place and time the department may determine.
Sec. 08.42.040. Application for license to practice mortuary science.
The applicant for an examination for a license to practice as an embalmer or as a funeral director shall make application to the department in writing on a form provided by the department.
Sec. 08.42.050. Qualifications for license to practice mortuary science.
(a) In order to qualify for a license to practice embalming, the applicant shall (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science; (3) have taken and passed the examination for a license to practice embalming conducted by the department; (4) have completed at […]
Sec. 08.42.060. Scope and conduct of examination for a license to practice mortuary science.
(a) The department shall examine applicants for an embalmer’s license; the examination may include any or all of the following subjects: (1) theory and practice of embalming, (2) anatomy, (3) pathology, (4) bacteriology, (5) hygiene, including sanitation and public health, (6) chemistry, including toxicology, (7) restorative arts, including plastic surgery and demi-surgery, (8) funeral service […]
Sec. 08.42.070. Reciprocity.
(a) The department may recognize the license issued to an embalmer or funeral director from another state if the applicant (1) furnishes proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant (A) has complied, in the state in which the applicant is licensed, with requirements substantially equal to the requirements of this chapter; or (B) meets […]
Sec. 08.42.085. Qualifications for trainees.
(a) A person may apprentice as an embalmer trainee if the person (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) applies on a form provided by the department; and (3) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that an embalmer licensed in this state will supervise the training and that the training will take place […]
Sec. 08.42.090. Grounds for refusal to issue or renew licenses and suspension or revocation of licenses.
When the department has reason to believe that an applicant or licensee has been guilty of any of the following acts or omissions, it may conduct an investigation, and the department may, after proper hearing and notice in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or may suspend or […]
Sec. 08.42.100. Funeral establishment permit.
A person may not conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a funeral establishment unless a permit for each establishment has been issued by the department and is conspicuously displayed in the funeral establishment. Each permit is valid only for one specific location, and each firm operating from the same funeral establishment shall obtain a separate permit. […]
Sec. 08.42.120. Violations; penalties.
A person who violates or aids a person in a violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $5,000.
Sec. 08.42.130. Enforcement by attorney general.
The attorney general may bring an action in the superior court to enjoin a person from violating the provisions of this chapter.
Sec. 08.42.200. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (2) “funeral establishment” means every place devoted to or used in the care and preparation for disposition of dead human bodies, or as the office or place for carrying on the profession of mortuary science, or for any combination of these; […]