Kansas Statutes 65-1713. Funeral director defined; business name
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1713
- Cremation: means the mechanical and/or other dissolution process that reduces human remains to bone fragments. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- Crematory: means a business premises that houses the cremation chamber and holding facility where dead human bodies are cremated. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- Funeral director: means a person who holds a current license as a funeral director issued by the board. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
- Funeral establishment: means a funeral establishment or branch establishment as licensed by the board. See Kansas Statutes 65-1760
(a) A “funeral director” is a person engaged in or conducting, or holding oneself out as engaged in or conducting, the business of:
(1) Preparing dead human bodies, other than by embalming, for disposition; or
(2) Meeting with families for the purpose of making at-need funeral arrangements; or
(3) Directing, arranging for or supervising the disposition of dead human bodies whether by burial or cremation; or
(4) Providing or maintaining a funeral establishment, branch funeral establishment or crematory.
(b) A funeral director shall, in connection with such person’s name or business, use the words “funeral director,” “undertaker,” “mortician,” or any other title implying that such person is engaged in the business herein described.