Under existing law, the Alabama Board of Funeral Service licenses and regulates funeral establishments, funeral directors, and embalmers.
This bill would simplify language relating to the various licenses, certificates, and registrations issued by the board.
This bill would provide further for the compensation of board members, would authorize the board to employ additional associate executive directors, and would provide further for the duties of board members, the executive director, associate executive directors, employees, and independent contractors of the board.
This bill would establish the Funeral Board Property Acquisition Fund and would provide for the powers of the board relating to real property.
This bill would authorize the board to establish committees and subcommittees and to adopt rules relating to the sale of goods, services, and merchandise by licensees of the board.
This bill would provide further for license renewals, past due renewals, and for the reactivation of licenses.
This bill would provide further for violations subjecting a licensee to disciplinary action.
This bill would provide further for the qualifications for a funeral director's license and an embalmer's license.
This bill would require, commencing on October 1, 2023, an initial applicant for a funeral or mortuary service establishment to provide proof of, and maintain, a one million dollar general liability insurance policy.
This bill would also increase the apprentice application fee and would provide further for the application and renewal process and disciplinary action relating to a certificate of apprenticeship.
Source: Alabama Legislature