497.601 Direct disposition; duties.— (1) Those individuals licensed as direct disposers may perform only those functions set forth below: (a) Remove human remains from the place of death and store human remains in registered direct disposal establishments. (b) Secure pertinent information from a legally authorized person in order to complete the death certificate and to file for the necessary […]
497.602 Direct disposers, license required; licensing procedures and criteria; regulation.— (1) LICENSE REQUIRED.—Any person who is not a licensed funeral director and who engages in the practice of direct disposition must be licensed pursuant to this section as a direct disposer. (2) APPLICATION PROCEDURES.— (a) A person seeking licensure as a direct disposer shall apply for such licensure using […]
497.603 Direct disposers, renewal of license.— (1) A direct disposer’s license shall be renewed upon receipt of the renewal application and fee set by rule of the licensing authority but not to exceed $500. (2) The licensing authority shall adopt rules establishing procedures, forms, and a schedule for the biennial renewal of direct disposer licenses. The rules shall […]
497.604 Direct disposal establishments, license required; licensing procedures and criteria; license renewal; regulation; display of license.— (1) LICENSE REQUIRED.—A direct disposer shall practice at a direct disposal establishment which has been licensed under this section and which may be a cinerator facility licensed under s. 497.606. No person may open or maintain an establishment at which to […]
497.605 Direct disposition not funeral directing.—The duties, functions, and services performed by a direct disposer licensee, as provided by this chapter, shall not be deemed to constitute funeral directing or embalming or the duties, functions, or services performed by a funeral director or embalmer as otherwise defined and provided by this chapter. History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. […]
497.606 Cinerator facility, licensure required; licensing procedures and criteria; license renewal; regulation.— (1) LICENSE REQUIRED.—No person may conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a cinerator facility unless a license for such facility has been issued and is in good standing under this section. (2) APPLICATION PROCEDURES.— (a) A person seeking licensure as a cinerator facility shall apply for such licensure […]
497.607 Cremation; procedure required.— (1) At the time of the arrangement for a cremation performed by any person licensed pursuant to this chapter, the legally authorized person contracting for cremation services shall be required to designate her or his intentions with respect to disposition of the cremated remains of the deceased in a signed declaration of intent […]
497.608 Liability for unintentional commingling of the residue of the cremation process.— (1) The Legislature recognizes that the unintentional or incidental commingling of the residue of the cremation of human remains is an inevitable byproduct of the cremation process in a cinerator retort or cremation chamber. (2) The operator of a cinerator facility shall establish written procedures for […]
497.609 Liability of direct disposers, direct disposal establishments, funeral directors, funeral establishments, and cinerator facilities regarding cremation.—If a direct disposer, direct disposal establishment, funeral director, funeral establishment, or cinerator facility is given a copy of the deceased’s declaration of intent to be cremated that is signed by the deceased and the deceased’s human remains are subsequently […]
