Oregon Statutes 692.130 – Scope and conduct of embalmer examination; examination schedule; rules
(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall offer an examination to individuals applying for a license to practice as an embalmer.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 692.130
- Board: means the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board. See Oregon Statutes 692.010
- Cemetery: means any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes:
(a) A burial park, for earth interments;
(b) A mausoleum, for crypt interments;
(c) A columbarium, for permanent interments of cremated or reduced remains;
(d) A scattering garden or other designated area above or below ground where a person may pay to establish a memorial of cremated or reduced remains; or
(e) A cenotaph, the primary purpose of which is to provide an area where a person may pay to establish a memorial to honor a person whose remains may be interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered. See Oregon Statutes 692.010
(2) The board shall make an examination schedule publicly available and shall send an examination schedule to each applicant at least 10 days before each examination. An examination schedule must denote the time and place of each examination.
(3) The board shall specify the material to be included in an examination for a license to practice as an embalmer. The board may require inclusion of any question or examination prepared by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards or its successor organization.
(4) The board shall adopt rules establishing standards for minimum performance on the examination and conditions for reexamination. [Amended by 1955 c.754 § 1; 1971 c.115 § 5; 1973 c.411 § 3; 1979 c.858 § 2; 1981 c.719 § 3; 1983 c.810 § 9; 2015 c.367 § 5]