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HF 1072 House Long Description

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