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LA Rev Stat § 37:844 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§844. Renewals

RS 844 - Renewals  A. Every certificate holder under this Chapter who continues the practice of the science of embalming, the practice of funeral directing, or continues to operate a funeral establishment in this state shall renew its license by paying to the secretary of the board on or before December thirty-first of each year the renewal fee set forth by rule in accordance with R.S. 37:845. Any certificate holder whose renewal fee is not received by the board by December thirty-first shall be deemed delinquent. A notice of delinquency shall be sent via certified mail to the certificate holder by the board. The notice shall state that the deadline for payment has lapsed and that if the certificate holder intends to renew, payment of the renewal fee shall be submitted to the board within five business days of receipt of the notice. No penalties, reinstatement fees, or late fees shall be assessed and no reinspection shall be required if the certificate holder submits payment of the renewal fee within five business days of receipt of the notice. If the board does not receive the renewal fee within the five business days provided for by this Subsection, such certificate holder shall be subject to any penalty, reinstatement fees, or late fees authorized by law.  B. Renewal fees sent through the mail shall be deemed timely received if mailed on or before the due date. If the renewal fee is received by the board after the due date, the timeliness of the mailing shall be shown by an official United States postmark or by official receipt or certificate from the United States Postal Service or a commercial mail service, made at the time of mailing that indicates the date thereof.  C. Any certificate holder whose renewal fee for 2017 was received by the board by February 1, 2017, and who paid a reinstatement of certificate fee or any penalty for late payment shall be issued a refund by the board for all amounts paid in excess of the annual renewal fee. This refund shall be issued no later than September 1, 2017.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 283, §4; Acts 2017, No. 251, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 37:845 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§845. Fees

RS 845 - Fees The board shall require payment of fees hereunder as follows: (1) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than two hundred fifty dollars from each person applying for a funeral director's license. (2) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than two hundred fifty dollars from each person applying for a funeral director's and embalmer's license. (3) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than eighty dollars for the annual renewal of each of the licenses listed in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section. (4) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than one thousand dollars for each funeral establishment applying for a license to operate within this state. (5) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than seven hundred dollars for the annual renewal of each license for a funeral establishment to operate within this state. (6) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than one hundred dollars from each person applying for an internship. (7) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than one hundred dollars from each person applying for a duplicate certificate. (8) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than one hundred dollars from each person applying for a temporary license within this state. (9) A fee to be determined by the board of not more than five hundred dollars for any inspection or reinspection of an establishment applying for a license to operate within this state, applying for a location change, or applying for an ownership change. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 28, §1; Acts 1963, No. 12, §1; Acts 1966, No. 19, §1, eff. June 15, 1966, at 10:30 A.M.; Acts 1970, No. 6, §1; Acts 1977, No. 283, §5; Acts 1983, No. 454, §1; Acts 1995, No. 112, §1; Acts 2004, No. 133, §1; Acts 2014, No. 264, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:847 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§847. Hearings; subpoenas

RS 847 - Hearings; subpoenas  A. A quorum of the board or a committee of the board may take testimony concerning matters under its jurisdiction. The board, through its presiding officer, may issue subpoenas to enforce the attendance of witnesses, and administer oaths to witnesses.  B. The board may hold an informal meeting to ascertain facts of an alleged violation of any provision of this Part. The board may appoint one or more of its members who shall investigate the alleged violation and report their findings to the board. The board may compel the appearance of parties to the alleged violation or witnesses to the alleged violation. The board may, by majority vote, dismiss the complaint or call for a formal hearing.  C. If a formal hearing is called, parties to the alleged violation and complaint shall be present either voluntarily or by subpoena. A proper legal record of the hearing shall be required in a manner legally accepted in judicial proceedings. After hearing and reviewing the evidence presented, the board, within a reasonable time, shall render a decision and issue its decision and orders to all parties.  Acts 1983, No. 454, §1
LA Rev Stat § 37:848 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§848. Unlawful practice

RS 848 - Unlawful practice  A. No person, not certified and registered under the provisions of this Chapter, shall embalm, or pretend to practice the science of embalming, or conduct the business of funeral directing; however, a licensed funeral director shall not be required to supervise the disinterment of a dead human body when disinterment and reburial is made in the same cemetery by its designated sexton who shall be responsible to supervise the disinterment and reburial.  B. Every member of a firm or corporation engaged in the practice of the science of embalming or the business of funeral directing, or both, and the manager of each place of business conducted by such firm or corporation, whose duties engage him directly in the care and preparation, or the supervision of the disposal, burial or disinterment of dead human bodies, shall possess a certificate issued under the provisions of this Chapter.  C. It shall be unlawful for anyone to engage in the business of funeral directing or embalming as defined in R.S. 37:831 unless such business is conducted by a duly licensed Louisiana funeral establishment.  D.(1) Only a licensed embalmer may embalm a dead human body.  (2) If the body is to be held by the funeral establishment longer than thirty hours after the time of death, it shall be embalmed or the body may be refrigerated continuously at a temperature not to exceed forty-five degrees Fahrenheit.  (3) If the body is not embalmed or refrigerated, it shall be buried, cremated, or otherwise disposed of within thirty hours after death or as soon as possible after its release by the proper authorities.  (4) If the condition of the body does not permit embalming by the introduction of chemical substances, fluids, or gas into the body by vascular or hypodermic injection or by direct application into the organs or cavities, it shall be embalmed by an outward application of such substances.  (5) Every dead human body shall be disposed of and prepared through a funeral establishment and under the supervision of a licensed funeral home or embalmer.  (6) Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, a licensed hospital or medical school may hold a body for more than thirty hours without having the body embalmed and a licensed hospital, medical school, or the Bureau of Anatomical Services may dispose of any tissues or organs according to accepted procedures.  (7) Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to require embalming if specific practices and beliefs of religious groups prohibit it.  E. The provisions of Paragraphs (D)(1) through (5) of this Section shall not apply to the Anatomical Board (R.S. 17:2271-2280).  F. The provisions of Paragraphs (D)(1) through (5) of this Section shall not apply to accredited schools of mortuary science or funeral service.  Acts 1966, No. 19, §1, eff. June 15, 1966 at 10:30 A.M.; Acts 1974, No. 3, §4; Acts 1983, No. 454, §1; Acts 1990, No. 415, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Acts 2004, No. 132, §1; Acts 2010, No. 372, §1; Acts 2016, No. 143, §2, eff. May 19, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 37:849 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§849. Injunction proceedings

RS 849 - Injunction proceedings  The board may bring legal proceedings to enjoin a person or establishment violating the provisions of this Chapter from practicing the science of embalming, conducting the business of funeral directing, operating a funeral establishment, engaging in the practice of cremation, or operating a crematory retort, as may be the case, until such person complies with the requirements of this Chapter. The injunction, if granted, shall not be suspended by bond or appeal, and the person or establishment enjoined shall be cast for attorney fees and court costs. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 28, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1243, §2; Acts 2003, No. 1243, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:850 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§850. Penalty

RS 850 - Penalty  A. Whoever violates the provisions of this Part shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars for each offense plus costs of the court reporter and the attorney for the board, or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one hundred eighty days for each offense, or both such fine and imprisonment.  B. If a firm or association violates the provisions of this Part, all members of the firm or association who knowingly violate said provisions shall be subject to the penalty. If a corporation violates said provisions, the members of the board of directors and the officers of the corporation who knowingly violate said provisions shall be subject to the penalty.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 3, §5; Acts 1977, No. 283, §6. Acts 1983, No. 454, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:851 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§851. Exemptions

RS 851 - Exemptions  Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to commissioned officers in the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Hospital Service, or to anyone actually serving as a member of the resident medical staff of any legally incorporated hospital in this state.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 283, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 37:852 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§852. Funeral home limousines

RS 852 - Funeral home limousines  No political subdivision of this state shall require a funeral home which is in compliance with all funeral home licensing requirements of the state and of that political subdivision to acquire any limousine franchise or limousine license from that political subdivision to operate any limousine owned or operated by that funeral home. The provisions of this Section shall be limited to limousines operated by such funeral homes for funeral services and weddings.  Acts 1990, No. 981, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:853 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§853. Identification of caskets; promulgation of rules

RS 853 - Identification of caskets; promulgation of rules A. Funeral establishments operating in the state shall affix, on a permanent-type material, the following information on all caskets used by such establishment for burial: (1) The name of the deceased contained in the casket. (2) The date of death of the deceased. (3) The name of the funeral home. B. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to implement the provisions of this Section. Acts 2006, No. 330, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 37:855 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§855. Right to arrange funeral goods and services

RS 855 - Right to arrange funeral goods and services  A. The persons in the priority listed in R.S. 8:655 and R.S. 37:876 have the right to arrange with a funeral director or funeral establishment for funeral goods and services, as defined in R.S. 37:831, in preparation for the disposition of the remains of a decedent.  B. There is no liability for a funeral director, funeral establishment, or any respective employee for following the directions or relying on the representation of a person representing himself to be the person who has the prior right to arrange the funeral goods and services for the remains of a decedent in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.  C. There shall be no liability for a funeral director, funeral establishment, or any respective employee for permitting any interested person to view human remains in the care of the funeral director or funeral establishment.  Acts 2016, No. 143, §2, eff. May 19, 2016; Acts 2020, No. 329, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 37:861 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§861. Preneed funeral plans

RS 861 - Preneed funeral plans It shall be unlawful for a firm, partnership, corporation, an association of individuals, or anyone to enter into a preneed funeral contract other than a duly licensed funeral establishment. Added by Acts 1974, No. 5, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 592, §1; Acts 1983, No. 454, §1; Acts 2008, No. 799, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 37:863 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§863. Substitution of guaranteed funeral goods and services

RS 863 - Substitution of guaranteed funeral goods and services If any guaranteed funeral goods or services which were selected by the buyer in a preneed funeral contract are unavailable at the time of the death of the funeral recipient of that contract, the funeral establishment shall offer a similar casket or other funeral goods or services of equal quality, value and workmanship as the unavailable funeral goods or services. Acts 2008, No. 799, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 37:864 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§864. Cancellation of preneed funeral contracts

RS 864 - Cancellation of preneed funeral contracts A. Unless waived as provided in Subsection B of this Section, any buyer of a preneed funeral contract may cancel that contract and receive a full refund of all monies connected with that contract at any time within ten days after the buyer signed the contract. After the expiration of this ten day period, a preneed funeral contract may be cancelled as hereinafter provided. B. Where an application by the buyer or funeral recipient for government benefits is pending, the buyer may waive his or her right to cancel the preneed funeral contract as provided in Subsection A of this Section by signing a written waiver of that right. C.(1) If a preneed funeral contract is revocable, the buyer, or his legal representative, may cancel the preneed funeral contract at any time by sending written notice of such cancellation, via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the funeral establishment. (2) If a funeral trust account has been established to fund that preneed funeral contract, the funeral establishment shall within ten business days after the notice of cancellation is received forward a copy of said notice of cancellation to the financial institution holding on deposit the funeral trust account, and take all necessary steps to ensure that all funds contained in that funeral trust account are refunded to the buyer, less any charge for early withdrawal imposed by the financial institution. (3) If a preneed insurance policy or annuity was purchased or provided to fund a preneed funeral contract, the funeral establishment shall forward a copy of the notice of cancellation of that preneed funeral contract to the insurance company which issued the preneed insurance policy or annuity. D. If a preneed funeral contract is irrevocable during the life of the funeral recipient the contract shall not be revocable by either party nor shall the buyer be entitled to a return of the monies or any preneed insurance policy or annuity delivered to the funeral establishment except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. E. No funeral establishment shall impose any surcharge, fee, or other penalty, monetary or otherwise, when any person seeks to exercise his right to cancel a preneed funeral contract. Acts 2008, No. 799, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 37:866 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§866. Penalties

RS 866 - Penalties A. Whoever violates the provisions of this Part shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars and costs of the court reporter and attorney for the board for each offense, or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one hundred eighty days for each offense, or both such fine and imprisonment. B. If a firm violates the provisions of this Part, all the members of the firm who knowingly violate such provisions shall be subject to the penalty. If a corporation violates the provisions of this Part, the members of the board of directors and the officers of the corporation who knowingly violate such provisions shall be subject to the penalty. Acts 2008, No. 799, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 37:867 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§867. Applicability

RS 867 - Applicability Anything in this Part contained to the contrary notwithstanding, this Part shall not apply to any person, firm, corporation, trustee, partnership, association or other legal entity who now or hereafter exclusively engages in, owns, operates, controls and manages a cemetery authority located in the state of Louisiana, unless it sells, or attempts to sell, or contracts for merchandise or services commonly furnished by a funeral home such as caskets, embalming, funeral directing, use of funeral home facilities and use of a hearse or transportation of a dead human body. Acts 2008, No. 799, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 37:871 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§871. Unlawful practice; exception

RS 871 - Unlawful practice; exception A. No person shall cremate any human remains in any manner, engage in the practice of cremation, or operate a cremation retort without obtaining the proper license in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. B. No person shall cremate any human remains in a facility that is not licensed for such purpose in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. C. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the Bureau of Anatomical Services, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. However, the crematory operated by the bureau shall be subject to an annual inspection by the board. Acts 2003, No. 1243, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:872 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§872. Qualifications for licensure of a crematory retort operator; exception; compliance with other regulations

RS 872 - Qualifications for licensure of a crematory retort operator; exception; compliance with other regulations A. Any person who operates a crematory retort in this state shall obtain a license issued by the board. B. In order to receive a license as a crematory retort operator, a person shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Be at least twenty-one years old, or is at least eighteen years old and is legally emancipated. (2) Is found by the board to be of good moral character and possesses temperate habits. (3) Is a graduate of a high school as evidenced by a diploma or general education development certificate. (4) Has successfully completed a required training course as approved by the board. (5) Has submitted evidence of the attainment of all necessary licenses and permits as required by the appropriate local, state, and federal agencies. (6) Has submitted the appropriate application as furnished and prescribed by the board along with the appropriate license fee as set forth by rule in accordance with R.S. 37:875. C. However, when issuing a license as a crematory retort operator, the board may waive the requirements of Subsection B of this Section for any person who has been operating a crematory retort for at least one year prior to January 1, 2004. D. A crematory retort operator shall be subject to all local, state, and federal health and environmental protection requirements and shall obtain all necessary licenses and permits as required by the appropriate local, state, and federal agencies. Acts 2003, No. 1243, §2; Acts 2010, No. 372, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:873 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§873. Requirements for licensure of a crematory authority; location of crematory; compliance with other regulations

RS 873 - Requirements for licensure of a crematory authority; location of crematory; compliance with other regulations A. Any cemetery, funeral establishment, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any other person or entity doing business in this state may erect, maintain, and operate a crematory in this state if he meets the requirements of this Section and obtains a license as a crematory authority from the board. B. In order to obtain a license to operate a crematory in this state, a crematory authority shall do the following: (1) Certify that all cremations are performed by a licensed crematory retort operator. (2) Demonstrate, after proper investigation by the board, that the crematory meets all the requirements established by the board by rule with respect to licensed personnel, adequate facilities and buildings, and other necessary facilities. (3) Submit evidence of the attainment of all necessary licenses and permits as required by the appropriate local, state, and federal agencies. (4) Submit the appropriate application on a form furnished and prescribed by the board along with the appropriate license fee as set forth by rule in accordance with R.S. 37:875. C. A crematory may be constructed on or adjacent to any cemetery, in or adjacent to any funeral establishment, or at any other location that is in compliance with local zoning regulations and state laws. D. A crematory authority shall be subject to all local, state, and federal health and environmental protection requirements and shall obtain all necessary licenses and permits as required by the appropriate local, state, and federal agencies. Acts 2003, No. 1243, §2.