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Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: HF1072

HF 1072

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Mortuary science provisions modified.

Section 1:
Scope language modified.

Section 2: Exceptions to licensure language
modified.

Section 3: Alternative container language modified.

Section 4:
"Clinical student" definition provided.

Section 5: Cremated remains container
language modified.

Section 6: Cremation container language modified.

Section
7: Crematory language modified.

Section 8: Direct cremation language
modified.

Section 9: "Direct supervision" definition provided.

Section 10:
Final disposition language added.

Section 11: Practicum student language
modified.

Section 12: Preparation of the body language modified.

Section 13:
"Refrigeration" definition provided.

Section 14: Duties of commissioner
language modified.

Section 15: License required language modified.

Section 16:
Educational requirements language modified.

Section 17: Internship language
modified.

Section 18: Continuing education language modified.

Section 19: Fees
language provided.

Section 20: Reinstatement language provided.

Section 21:
Requirements for funeral establishment language modified.

Sections 22-23:
Nontransferability of license language added.

Section 24: Initial licensure and
inspection fee language provided.

Section 25: Renewal and reinspection fees
language provided.

Section 26: Professional cooperation language
added.

Section 27: Use of titles language added.

Section 28: Advertising
language added.

Section 29: Reimbursement prohibited language
modified.

Section 30: Solicitations prohibited in certain situations language
modified.

Section 31: Use of unlicensed personnel; interns; and practicum
students language modified.

Section 32: Unprofessional conduct language
modified.

Section 33: Disclosure of ownership language modified.

Section 34:
Disclosure of change of ownership language modified.

Section 35: Preventive
requirements language modified.

Section 36: Casket, alternate container, and
cremation container sales; records; required disclosure language
modified.

Section 37: Casket for cremation provision; preventative measures
language modified.

Section 38: Services provided without prior approval;
deceptive acts or practices language modified.

Section 39: Advance directives
and will of decedent language added.

Section 40: Determination of right to
control and duty of disposition language added.

Section 41: Estranged persons
language added.

Section 42: Death record language added.

Section 43: Referrals
to coroner or medical examiner language modified.

Section 44: Certificate of
removal language modified.

Section 45: Retention of certificate of removal
language modified.

Section 46: Removal procedure language modified.

Section
47: Conveyances permitted for removal language modified.

Section 48: Proper
holding facility required language modified.

Section 49: Preparation
procedures; access to preparation room language modified.

Section 50:Embalming
required language added.

Section 51: Authorization to embalm; required form
language added.

Section 52: mortician required language added.

Section 53:
Required records language added.

Section 54: Minimum requirements; general
language modified.

Section 55: Minimum requirements; equipment and supplies
language modified.

Section 56: Permits required language modified.

Section 57:
Certificate of removal language modified.

Section 58: Retention of certificate
of removal language added.

Section 59: Disposition permit language
added.

Section 60: Possession of permit language added.

Section 61:
Conveyances permitted for transportation language modified.

Section 62: Who may
transport language modified.

Section 63: General language modified.

Section
64: Permit required language modified.

Section 65: General requirement language
modified.

Section 66: Authorization to cremate required language
added.

Section 67: Acceptance of delivery of body language modified.

Section
68: Bodies awaiting cremation language added.

Section 69: Handling of cremation
containers for dead human bodies language added.

Section 70: Cremation chamber
for human remains language modified.

Section 71: Cremation procedures;
commingling of cremated remains prohibited language added.

Section 72:
Cremation procedures; processing cremated remains language added.

Section 73:
Cremation procedures; container of insufficient capacity language
added.

Section 74: Required records language added.

Section 75: Written
authorization language modified.

Section 76: Repealer provided.

JAJ 3/23/7