South Carolina Code 40-19-265. Permit requirements for funeral homes
(1) submits an application on a form approved by the board;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-19-265
- Board: means the South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service. See South Carolina Code 40-19-20
- Branch funeral home: means an establishment separate and apart from the licensed parent funeral home that has embalming facilities, a chapel, a lay-out room, or a sales room, or any combination of these. See South Carolina Code 40-19-20
- 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.
- Crematory: means an establishment in which the dead body is reduced to residue by intense heat. See South Carolina Code 40-19-20
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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 South Carolina Code 40-19-20
- Manager: means a licensed funeral director who has been licensed in this State for at least one year, who is a full-time regular employee, and who is responsible for and has the binding authority from the owner for the day-to-day management of funeral establishments or crematories including compliance with all applicable laws governed by this chapter and Chapters 7 and 8, Title 32. See South Carolina Code 40-19-20
- Retail sales outlet: means an establishment wherein funeral merchandise is sold or provided, or both, to the general public. See South Carolina Code 40-19-20
(2) submits to and successfully passes an inspection approved by the board;
(3) submits the applicable nonrefundable fee;
(4) designates a manager who meets the requirements of § 40-19-20(16) and is current and in good standing with the board and lives within a radius of twenty-five miles of the establishment;
(5) possesses the necessary equipment or merchandise, or both, required by regulation;
(6) is in full compliance with § 40-19-290.
(B) A permit for a branch funeral home may be issued if the applicant:
(1) submits an application on a form approved by the board;
(2) submits to and successfully passes an inspection approved by the board;
(3) submits the applicable nonrefundable fee;
(4) designates a manager who meets the requirements of § 40-19-20(16) and is current and in good standing with the board and lives within a radius of twenty-five miles of the establishment;
(5) possesses the necessary equipment or merchandise, or both, required by regulation;
(6) is in full compliance with § 40-19-290;
(7) provides the name of the parent funeral home.
(C) A permit for a retail sales outlet may be issued if the applicant:
(1) submits an application on a form approved by the board;
(2) submits to and successfully passes an inspection approved by the board;
(3) submits the applicable nonrefundable fee;
(4) is in full compliance with § 40-19-290.
(D) A permit for a crematory may be issued if the applicant:
(1) submits an application on a form approved by the board;
(2) submits to and successfully passes an inspection approved by the board;
(3) submits the applicable nonrefundable fee;
(4) designates a manager who meets the requirements of § 40-19-20(16) and is current and in good standing with the board and lives within a radius of twenty-five miles of the establishment;
(5) possesses the necessary equipment or merchandise, or both, required by regulation;
(6) is in full compliance with § 40-19-290;
(7) provides evidence of employment of a factory trained operator.
(E) An application for a permit issued pursuant to this section must identify every person having the ability to direct the management or policies, or both, of the funeral establishment including, but not limited to, corporate officers employed, shareholders, partners, and other representatives of the corporation or business.