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2005 SESSION
HB 2598 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; licensure.
Introduced by: Onzlee Ware | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
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.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
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 bill gives the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers the authority to deny subsequent traineeships if the first traineeship is not completed within a certain time. The bill contains technical amendments.