Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-6. Qualifications of funeral director/embalmers
A funeral director or embalmer‘s license shall be issued only to individuals, and no corporation, partnership, association, limited-liability company, or organization shall be entitled to obtain the license. In order to be entitled to a funeral director/embalmer’s license, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Be a citizen of the United States or have lawful entry into the country;
(3) Show to the satisfaction of the division that he or she is of good moral character;
(4) Be a high school graduate or its equivalent;
(5) Have graduated from a school of mortuary science accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, Inc.;
(6) Have at least an associate degree or the equivalent of sixty (60) semester hours from an approved college or university or be currently enrolled in a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, Inc.;
(7) Have completed a registered funeral director/embalmer internship;
(8) Have satisfactorily passed the funeral director and embalmer portions of the written examination of the Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards;
(9) Have satisfactorily passed a practical examination that the board deems proper to ascertain his or her efficiency and qualifications to engage in the business of funeral directing and embalming;
(10) All individuals holding an embalmer and/or funeral director license on November 1, 1995, will be automatically issued a funeral director/embalmer license upon payment of the required annual license renewal fee; and
(11) The name and title of at least the funeral director/embalmer registered with the department as the licensee in charge of the funeral establishment or funeral establishment branch, shall appear in all printed advertising.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 255, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-6
- Board: means the state board of funeral directors/embalmers. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Division: means the division of professional regulation created under chapter 26 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Embalmer: means any person who has completed an internship; full course of study at an accredited mortuary science school; has passed the national board examination; and is engaged in the practice or profession of embalming, as defined in this section. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Embalming: means the practice, science, or profession of preserving, disinfecting, and preparing in any manner dead human bodies for burial, cremation, or transportation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Funeral: means a period following death in which there are religious services or other rites or ceremonies with the body of the deceased present. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Funeral directing: means :
(A) Conducting funeral services; or
(B) The arrangement for disposition of dead human bodies, except in the case of any religion where the preparation of the body or the provision of funeral services should be done according to religious custom or belief. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Funeral establishment: means a fixed place, establishment, or premises, licensed by the department, devoted to the activities that are incident, convenient, or related to the care and preparation, arrangement, financial and otherwise, for the funeral, transportation, burial, or other disposition of human dead bodies and including, but not limited to, a suitable room with all instruments and supplies used for the storage or preparation of dead human bodies for burial or other disposition. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-33.2-1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8