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2005 SESSION

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HB 2598 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; licensure.

Introduced by: Onzlee Ware | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Department of Health Professions; Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers; licensing of funeral service providers and approval of resident trainees.  Removes the restriction on licensure of convicted felons. The bill also reduces the time in which a resident trainee may apply and take the examination for licensure and clarifies the time period in which a resident trainee may practice. The Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers is authorized to deny subsequent traineeships if the first traineeship is not completed within a certain time.  The bill prohibits the approval of any person as a resident trainee who has been convicted of embezzlement or of defiling a dead human body. In addition, the Board must provide renewal notices by mail to licensees, upon request.  The bill contains technical amendments.


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