Arizona Laws 32-1309. Fees
A. The department shall establish and collect application fees in an amount to be determined by the department for each of the following:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1309
- Alkaline hydrolysis: means a form of final disposition that includes all of the following:
(a) Reducing a dead human body to essential elements through a water-based dissolution process using alkaline chemicals, heat, agitation and pressure to accelerate natural decomposition. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Alkaline hydrolysis facility: means a building or structure containing one or more alkaline hydrolysis vessels for alkaline hydrolysis. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Alkaline hydrolysis operator: means a person who is trained to carry out the process of alkaline hydrolysis. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Cremationist: means a person who operates a crematory retort, who performs the actual cremation of human remains and who may be licensed pursuant to article 6 of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Crematory: means a building or portion of a building that is licensed pursuant to article 6 of this chapter and that houses a retort in which only human remains are cremated. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Embalmer: means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is engaged in embalming. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Funeral director: means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is engaged in funeral directing. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Funeral establishment: means a business at a specific location that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and that is devoted to the care, storage or preparation for final disposition or transportation of dead human bodies. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- License: means a written authorization that is issued by the department and that entitles a person to act as a funeral director or embalmer or to operate a funeral establishment, crematory or alkaline hydrolysis facility in this state. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Licensee: means a person to whom the department has issued a license under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Retort: means an enclosed space within which cremation takes place. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
1. A funeral director license.
2. An embalmer license.
3. A funeral director or embalmer license for a person who does not reside in this state.
4. A funeral establishment license:
(a) For a new establishment, new owner or new location.
(b) For a change of name.
5. A crematory license:
(a) For a new crematory, new owner or new location.
(b) For a change of name.
6. A cremationist license.
7. An alkaline hydrolysis facility license:
(a) For a new alkaline hydrolysis facility.
(b) For a change of name or location.
8. An alkaline hydrolysis operator license.
9. An interim alkaline hydrolysis facility permit.
10. An extension of an interim alkaline hydrolysis facility permit.
B. The department shall establish and collect license issuance fees in an amount to be determined by the department for each of the following:
1. A funeral director license.
2. An embalmer license.
3. A cremationist license.
4. An alkaline hydrolysis facility license.
5. An alkaline hydrolysis operator license.
C. The department shall establish and collect renewal fees in an amount to be determined by the department for each of the following:
1. A funeral director license.
2. An embalmer license.
3. An establishment license for each disposition performed by the establishment during the immediately preceding calendar year. For the purposes of this paragraph, a funeral establishment performs a disposition each time the establishment files a death certificate pursuant to section 36-325.
4. A crematory license, per retort.
5. A cremationist license.
6. An alkaline hydrolysis facility license.
7. An alkaline hydrolysis operator license.
D. The department shall establish and collect fees in an amount to be determined by the department for each of the following:
1. A duplicate license.
2. A reexamination for a state laws and rules examination.
3. Late renewal of a licensee.
4. Late renewal of an establishment license.
5. Inactive licensure.
6. Reinstatement of an inactive license.
7. An interim funeral establishment permit.
8. Filing an annual trust report.
9. Filing a late or incomplete annual trust report.