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IN Code § 25-15-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-4. Selling Funeral Goods or Services; Grounds for Discipline

Sec. 4. A practitioner who, when selling or offering to sell funeral goods or funeral services to a consumer, fails to:(1) act compassionately;(2) disclose prices related to arranging a funeral;(3) answer questions, including telephone inquiries, accurately and to the reasonable satisfaction of the inquiring person;(4) disclose that embalming human remains is not always required by law but may be desirable if viewing or visitation precedes disposition;(5) explain which outer burial containers meet cemetery requirements, if any;(6) explain requirements, including cremation requirements, for caskets and other alternative containers; or(7) disclose whether the cash advance price of each:(A) funeral goods or funeral service described by the practitioner as "cash advance", "accommodation", or "cash disbursement", or a similar term; and(B) goods or service obtained from a third party and paid on behalf of the consumer by the funeral home licensee for which the practitioner is an agent;is equal to the cost of the item to the funeral home selling it;may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.10; P.L.214-1993, SEC.49.
IN Code § 25-15-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-5. Statements of Price and Terms; Grounds for Discipline

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a practitioner acting as an exempted person.(b) A practitioner who, when selling funeral goods or services to a consumer, fails to give the consumer a written statement signed on behalf of a funeral home licensee by a funeral director that includes:(1) an itemized description of each funeral goods and funeral service for which the consumer has contracted and either the price of each item or the package price for all of the items;(2) an itemized description of any supplemental goods and services that the consumer has the option to purchase from the funeral home licensee and the price for each item;(3) an indication of the contract items on which the funeral home licensee is advancing credit and the amount of the credit being advanced;(4) the total cost to the consumer of the contract items; and(5) a description of the method of payment agreed upon;may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.11; P.L.214-1993, SEC.50.
IN Code § 25-15-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-6. Practitioners of Funeral Services; Grounds for Discipline

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a practitioner who is acting as an exempted person or an embalmer.(b) A practitioner who engages in the practice of funeral service may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11 if the practitioner:(1) does not act as the agent of one (1) or more funeral home licensees;(2) fails to register with the board in which funeral homes the practitioner is performing services and for which funeral home licensees the practitioner is an agent; or(3) fails to notify the board to cancel a registration described in subdivision (2), if the practitioner ceases to perform services in a funeral home or for a funeral home licensee.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.12; P.L.214-1993, SEC.51.
IN Code § 25-15-8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-7. Notice of Change in Practitioner's Name or Address

Sec. 7. A practitioner who fails to notify the board of a change in the practitioner's name or principal address of residence within thirty (30) days after the change may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.13; P.L.214-1993, SEC.52.
IN Code § 25-15-8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-8. Funeral Director Interns

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to a funeral director intern who is acting as an exempted person.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a funeral director intern may engage in the practice of funeral service or provide funeral services to the public if the funeral director intern is acting under the direct supervision of a person holding a funeral director's license. Direct supervision means that:(1) a licensed funeral director supervising an intern who is performing duties not requiring counseling is physically present in the facility where the intern is performing the duties; or(2) a funeral director supervising an intern who is counseling is physically present in the same room with the intern and counselee.(c) A funeral director intern who engages in the practice of funeral service or provides funeral services to the public without the direct supervision of a funeral director may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.14; P.L.214-1993, SEC.53; P.L.237-1995, SEC.16.
IN Code § 25-15-8-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-9. Embalmers

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to an embalmer who is acting as an exempted person.(b) An embalmer who performs any funeral service other than embalming may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.15; P.L.214-1993, SEC.54.
IN Code § 25-15-8-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-10. Funeral Directors Engaging in Embalming

Sec. 10. (a) This section does not apply to a funeral director who is acting as an exempted person.(b) A funeral director who:(1) is qualified to engage in the practice of funeral service only under IC 25-15-4-3(d) and not under IC 25-15-4-3(b) or IC 25-15-4-3(c); and(2) engages in embalming;may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.16; P.L.214-1993, SEC.55.
IN Code § 25-15-8-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-11. Funeral Directors; Management of Funeral Home; Failure to File Affidavits

Sec. 11. A funeral director who:(1) manages a funeral home without filing an affidavit with the board acknowledging that the funeral director is the manager of the funeral home; or(2) fails to file an affidavit with the board indicating that the funeral director is no longer the manager of a funeral home when the funeral director ceases to manage the funeral home;may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.17; P.L.214-1993, SEC.56.
IN Code § 25-15-8-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-12. Funeral Directors; Management of Funeral Home; Violations as Grounds for Discipline

Sec. 12. A funeral director who has an affidavit on file with the board indicating that the individual is the manager of a funeral home and no affidavit on file with the board indicating that the individual has ceased to be its manager may be disciplined under IC 25-1-11 if:(1) the funeral home that the funeral director is registered to manage commits a violation under section 1 or 2 of this chapter, other than section 2(3) of this chapter; or(2) a practitioner acting as an agent of the funeral home that the funeral director is registered to manage commits a violation under sections 4 through 11 of this chapter.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.18; P.L.214-1993, SEC.57.
IN Code § 25-15-8-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-19. Injunctions; Applications for Orders

Sec. 19. If a violation of any of sections 21 through 26 of this chapter is being committed:(1) the board in its own name;(2) the board in the name of the state;(3) the attorney general in the name of the state, at the request of the board; or(4) the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the violation occurs, at the request of the board, and in the name of the state;may apply for an order enjoining the violation from the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county in which the violation occurs.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.105.
IN Code § 25-15-8-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-20. Injunctions or Orders; Bonds

Sec. 20. Upon a showing that a person has violated any of sections 21 through 26 of this chapter, the court may grant without bond an injunction, restraining order, or other appropriate order.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7.
IN Code § 25-15-8-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-21. Use of Certain Titles Without Funeral Home License; Infraction

Sec. 21. A person that uses the title "funeral home", "undertaking parlor", "mortuary", "memorial chapel", or a variant of these titles without a funeral home license issued under this article commits a Class B infraction.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7.
IN Code § 25-15-8-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-22. Use of Certain Titles Without Funeral Director or Funeral Director Intern License; Infraction

Sec. 22. A person that uses the title "funeral director", "mortician", "undertaker", "funeral service licensee", "funeral director intern", "embalmer", "funeral home manager", or a variant of any of these titles without a funeral director license or a funeral director intern license issued under this article commits a Class B infraction.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7.
IN Code § 25-15-8-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-23. Use of Certain Words to Describe Funeral Services by Person Without License; Infraction

Sec. 23. A person that renders or offers to render services to the public, if the words "funeral service", "funeral directing", "undertaking", "funeral", "funeral arrangement", "embalming", or a variant of these words is used to describe the services, without a license issued under this article commits a Class B infraction.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7.
IN Code § 25-15-8-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-24. Practice of Funeral Service or Operation of Funeral Home Without License; Infraction

Sec. 24. (a) This section does not apply to a person acting as an exempted person.(b) A person that engages in the practice of funeral service without a license issued under this article commits a Class B infraction.(c) A person that operates a funeral home without a funeral home license issued under this article commits a Class B infraction.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7.
IN Code § 25-15-8-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-25. Issuance of Permit Under Ic 16-37-3-10

Sec. 25. A local health officer may issue a permit under IC 16-37-3-10 only to a funeral director acting as an agent or a funeral home licensee or another individual acting under the direct supervision of a funeral director who is an agent of a funeral home licensee.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.138.
IN Code § 25-15-8-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 8. Grounds for Discipline; Sanctions by Board; Violations|25-15-8-26. Other Licensing Requirements Void

Sec. 26. Any licensing requirement that is adopted by a state agency, other than the board, or a political subdivision for the purpose of regulating the operation of a funeral home or branch location or the practice of funeral service is void.As added by P.L.246-1985, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.237-1995, SEC.11.
IN Code § 25-15-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-1. Establishment of Board

Sec. 1. The state board of funeral and cemetery service is established.As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31.
IN Code § 25-15-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-2. Members; Chairman

Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of five (5) members as follows:(1) Four (4) members appointed by the governor.(2) Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, one (1) member who must:(A) be a resident of Indiana; and(B) not be associated with the practice of funeral service or cemetery operation other than as a consumer.(b) Members are appointed under IC 25-1-6.5.(c) A member of the board may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4.(d) The board shall elect a chairman from the board's own membership every two (2) years to serve a term of two (2) years. The chairman shall be elected alternately from those board members appointed under sections 3 and 4 of this chapter.As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.767; P.L.236-1995, SEC.45; P.L.249-2019, SEC.72.
IN Code § 25-15-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-3. Funeral Directors; Members

Sec. 3. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, two (2) of the board's appointed members must be licensed funeral directors, in good standing, without any association with a school of mortuary science other than as a preceptor or supervisor of a funeral service intern.As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.73.
IN Code § 25-15-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-4. Cemetery Owners or Managers; Members

Sec. 4. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, two (2) of the board's appointed members must be active in the cemetery industry in Indiana, either as an owner or a manager of an operating cemetery property.As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.74.
IN Code § 25-15-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-6. Party Affiliation; Members

Sec. 6. Not more than three (3) of the board's appointed members may be affiliated with the same political party.As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.76.
IN Code § 25-15-9-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-8. Sale and Payment of Funeral or Burial Expenses; Duties of Board

Sec. 8. The board shall do the following:(1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:(A) Establish standards for the sale and payment of funeral or burial services or merchandise in advance of need.(B) Establish the terms of contracts authorized under IC 30-2-13.(C) Implement IC 30-2-13.(D) Implement IC 23-14-48.5.(2) Register and issue certificates to sellers of merchandise or services under IC 30-2-13.(3) Determine compliance with this article by persons engaged in the sale and payment of funeral or burial services or merchandise in advance of need under IC 30-2-13.(4) Investigate any complaint alleging a violation of IC 30-2-13.(5) Set fees under IC 25-1-8.(6) For a violation of this article or IC 30-2-13 by a person engaged in the sale and payment of funeral or burial services or merchandise in advance of need under IC 30-2-13, if necessary, take any combination of the following actions:(A) Issue an appropriate order to correct the violation.(B) Suspend the seller's certificate of authority.(C) Permanently revoke the seller's certificate of authority.(D) Censure the seller.(E) Issue a letter of reprimand to the seller.(F) Place the seller on probation.(G) Assess a civil penalty against the seller in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, except for a finding of incompetency due to a physical or mental disability. When imposing a civil penalty, the board shall consider the seller's ability to pay the amount assessed. If the seller fails to pay the civil penalty within the time specified by the board, the board may suspend the seller's certificate of authority without additional proceedings. However, a suspension may not be imposed if the sole basis for the suspension is the seller's inability to pay a civil penalty.(H) Refer the matter to the attorney general or prosecuting attorney for enforcement.(7) In addition to any actions taken under subdivision (6), permanently revoke a seller's certificate of authority, if the seller demonstrates a pattern or practice of violating the following provisions:(A) The requirement under IC 30-2-13-12 that all property paid or delivered to fund a contract for prepaid services or merchandise be irrevocably deposited to trust or escrow thirty (30) days after the contract is signed.(B) The prohibition against knowingly inducing a purchaser to breach an existing contract under IC 30-2-13-13(e).As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.21; P.L.241-1995, SEC.1; P.L.65-2007, SEC.4.
IN Code § 25-15-9-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-9. Funeral Homes; Standards for Operation; Duties of Board

Sec. 9. The board shall do the following:(1) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:(A) Establish standards for the competent practice of funeral service.(B) Establish sanitation standards for the construction and equipping of funeral homes.(C) Establish standards for the operation of funeral homes.(D) Set fees under IC 25-1-8.(E) Carry out this article.(2) Establish a program of inspection to administer this article.(3) Pass upon the qualifications of each applicant for a license under this article.(4) Provide all examinations under this article.(5) License all applicants who meet the requirements of IC 25-15-4.(6) Investigate a complaint alleging a violation of this article.(7) For a violation of this article by a person who is licensed under this article, if necessary, take any combination of the following actions:(A) Issue an appropriate order to correct the violation.(B) Suspend the seller's certificate of authority issued under IC 30-2-13.(C) Permanently revoke the licensee's license.(D) Censure the licensee.(E) Issue a letter of reprimand.(F) Place the licensee on probation.(G) Assess a civil penalty against the licensee in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, except for a finding of incompetency due to a physical or mental disability. When imposing a civil penalty, the board shall consider a licensee's ability to pay the amount assessed. If the licensee fails to pay the civil penalty within the time specified by the board, the board may suspend the licensee's license without additional proceedings. However, a suspension may not be imposed if the sole basis for the suspension is the licensee's inability to pay a civil penalty.(H) Refer the matter to the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney for enforcement.(8) The board shall suspend the license of a funeral home licensee who employs a person who:(A) holds an inactive funeral director license (as described in IC 25-15-4-6); and(B) engages in the practice of funeral services or provides funeral services to the public (as described in IC 25-15-2-17 or IC 25-15-2-22).As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.768; P.L.207-1993, SEC.22; P.L.249-2019, SEC.78.
IN Code § 25-15-9-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-10. Cemeteries; Operation; Duties of Board

Sec. 10. The board shall do the following:(1) Determine compliance with IC 23-14 by cemetery owners.(2) Investigate a complaint alleging a violation of IC 23-14.(3) For a violation of IC 23-14 by a cemetery owner, if necessary, take any combination of the following actions:(A) Issue an appropriate order to correct the violation.(B) Suspend the seller's certificate of authority issued under IC 30-2-13.(C) Censure the cemetery owner.(D) Issue a letter of reprimand.(E) Assess a civil penalty against the cemetery owner in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, except for a finding of incompetency due to a physical or mental disability. When imposing a civil penalty, the board shall consider a cemetery owner's ability to pay the amount assessed.(F) Refer the matter to the attorney general or prosecuting attorney for enforcement.As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.769; P.L.207-1993, SEC.23; P.L.249-2019, SEC.79.
IN Code § 25-15-9-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-11. Board Official Action

Sec. 11. An official action of the board is valid only if the action is adopted by a majority of the appointed members.As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.249-2019, SEC.80.
IN Code § 25-15-9-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 15. Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Chapter 9. State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education Fund; Cemetery Registration|25-15-9-12. Health Officers; Cooperation With Department

Sec. 12. The state department of health and local health officers shall cooperate with the board to enforce the sanitation standards adopted by the board for funeral homes.As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.770.