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59 OK Stat § 59-396.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.4. Fees.

|A. 1. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall set fees pursuant to rule for all licenses, registrations, examinations and renewals required by the Funeral Services Licensing Act. |2. Until the Oklahoma Funeral Board sets fees pursuant to rule, the following shall be the fees charged for the licenses, registrations, and examinations required by the Funeral Services Licensing Act:Funeral Director License or Renewal $75.00Embalmer License or Renewal$75.00Registration for Funeral Director/Embalmer Apprentice$150.00Extension of Funeral Director/Embalmer Apprentice$150.00Embalmer Examination$100.00Funeral Director Examination$100.00State Law Examination$100.00Funeral Establishment License or Renewal$250.00Commercial Embalming Establishment License or Renewal$250.00Reciprocal License for Funeral Director or Embalmer$150.00Change of Funeral Director in Charge$150.00Crematory License or Renewal$250.00B. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall assess Three Dollars ($3.00) for each disposition performed by the licensed funeral establishment or commercial embalming establishment. The disposition fee shall be payable upon renewal of the license as provided in subsection E of this section and shall be calculated from November 1 of the preceding calendar year to October 31 of the current calendar year for each licensee. For purposes of this subsection, "disposition" means each time the licensed establishment files an original death certificate pursuant to Section 1-317 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. Fees for funeral director, embalmer, and state law examinations shall be paid prior to the scheduled examination. An examination fee shall not be refundable.D. The Oklahoma Funeral Board is authorized to determine and fix special administrative service fees. Each such fee shall not be in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).E. If any renewal fee required by this section is not paid on or before December 31 of each year, the amount of the fee shall be doubled and if the fee is not paid on or before April 30 of the subsequent year, the licensee shall be in default and the license shall terminate automatically.F. All examinations of the Oklahoma Funeral Board shall be exempt from the Oklahoma Open Records Act in order to maintain the integrity of the examination process. Copies of completed examinations shall only be released upon receipt of a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction.Added by Laws 1941, p. 236, § 5, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 1945, p. 193, § 2, emerg. eff. April 28, 1945; Laws 1961, p. 455, § 2, emerg. eff. July 11, 1961; Laws 1970, c. 311, § 2, emerg. eff. April 27, 1970; Laws 1978, c. 96, § 2, emerg. eff. March 29, 1978; Laws 1983, c. 163, § 2; Laws 1989, c. 297, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 195, § 2, emerg. eff. May 10, 1990; Laws 1999, c. 64, § 6, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 6, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003; Laws 2015, c. 375, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.5. Expiration of license - Renewal.

|All licenses issued by the Board shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year. The Board shall issue a renewal for such license without further examination upon the payment of a renewal fee as required by Section 396.4 of this title. A funeral director or embalmer who fails to apply for a renewal license for a period of three (3) years or more shall be reinstated by taking a written and oral examination, as required by the Board, and by paying a fee and the current years' dues as required by Section 396.4 of this title. |Added by Laws 1941, p. 237, § 6, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 374, § 1, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965; Laws 1983, c. 163, § 3; Laws 2021, c. 148, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.5a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.5a. Inactive military service list - Not subject to renewal fees - Reinstatement on discharge.

|All funeral directors and/or embalmers regularly licensed in this state, who are or become members of the armed forces of the United States, shall upon proper notification to the executive director of the Oklahoma Funeral Board be placed upon the inactive military service list to be kept by the executive director and shall not be subject to the payment of renewal fees upon their licenses as funeral directors and/or embalmers until they have been discharged from the military service of the United States and desire to practice their profession in this state. Upon the discharge of licensees from military service, they shall be reinstated as active funeral directors and/or embalmers upon the payment of the then current year's license fee. |Added by Laws 1943, p. 134, § 1, emerg. eff. April 12, 1943. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 57, § 7, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.5b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.5b. Continuing education courses.

|A. Beginning July 1, 2006, as a condition of renewal or reactivation of a license, each licensee shall submit to the Oklahoma Funeral Board evidence of the completion of clock hours of continuing education courses approved by the Board within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the term for which the license is issued. The number of hours, or its equivalent, required for each licensed term shall be determined by the Board and promulgated by rule. Each licensee shall be required to complete and include as part of the continuing education provision a certain number of required subjects as provided by rule. |B. The continuing education courses required by this section shall be satisfied by courses approved by the Board or the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.C. The Board shall maintain a listing of courses approved by the Board.D. The Board shall not issue an active renewal license or reactivate a license unless the continuing education requirement set forth in this section is satisfied within the prescribed time period.E. The provisions of this section shall not apply:1. During the period a licensee is on inactive status;2. To a nonresident licensee licensed in this state if the licensee is not engaged in funeral service or embalming practice in Oklahoma; and3. To classes of licensees exempted by rules of the Board.Added by Laws 2003, c. 57, § 8, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.6. License required - Employment of licensed embalmer – Display of license or certificate.

|A. No person shall operate a funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, or crematory, engage in the sale of any funeral service merchandise to the public, provide funeral services, carry on the business or profession of embalming or funeral directing or perform any of the functions, duties, or powers prescribed for funeral directors or embalmers pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act unless the person has obtained the license specified by rules promulgated pursuant to the Funeral Services Licensing Act and has otherwise complied with the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act. The license shall be nontransferable and nonnegotiable. |B. A license shall not be issued to any person for the operation of a funeral or embalming establishment which does not employ an embalmer licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 396.3 of this title. An individual who supervises a funeral or embalming establishment shall be licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 396.3 of this title.C. The holder of any license or certificate issued pursuant to the Funeral Services Licensing Act, or any rules promulgated pursuant thereto, shall have the license or certificate displayed conspicuously in the place of business of the holder.Added by Laws 1941, p. 237, § 7, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 163, § 4; Laws 1989, c. 297, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1999, c. 64, § 7, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 9, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.8. Reciprocity – Definitions.

|A. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall have the power to issue reciprocal licenses to applicants licensed in other states which have equal or like educational requirements as required by this state or the Board. |B. A license as an embalmer or funeral director shall be issued without examination to an out-of-state resident intending to become a resident of this state, who submits to the Board satisfactory evidence that said applicant has met all the requirements of the Funeral Services Licensing Act and pays the fees required by Section 396.4 of this title.C. The Board may issue an appropriate license without further apprenticeship to a resident of a state which does not have the same educational requirements necessary for reciprocity with this state, if said applicant:1. Has a current license to practice as an embalmer or funeral director in the state of residence of the person;2. Has been an active embalmer or funeral director practicing in the state of residence of the person for at least five (5) years;3. Has never been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates to the occupation of an embalmer or funeral director and poses a reasonable threat to public safety, and has never been convicted of a misdemeanor related to funeral service;4. Has never had said license revoked or suspended;5. Is not currently facing disciplinary action;6. Intends to practice in this state;7. Has filed such documents as are required by the Board;8. Has paid the fees as required by Section 396.4 of this title;9. Is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;10. Is a graduate of an accredited program of mortuary science;11. Has passed the National Board Examination or State Board Examination; and12. Has passed the Oklahoma State Law Examination.D. As used in this section:1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.Added by Laws 1941, p. 237, § 9, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 1943, p. 133, § 1, emerg. eff. March 5, 1943; Laws 1945, p. 193, § 3, emerg. eff. April 28, 1945; Laws 1983, c. 163, § 5; Laws 1999, c. 64, § 8, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.10. Application - Rules of Board - Publication of changes in rules.

|Any person desiring to engage in the profession or business of embalming or funeral directing or both, as defined herein, shall make application, be required to show all preliminary requisites, comply with the rules of the Board, and take all examinations as shall be deemed necessary by the Board in its rules. The Board shall publish in its rules the subject to be covered in the examination and the standards to be attained thereon. Changes in the rules shall be published pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act. |Added by Laws 1941, p. 238, § 11, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 57, § 10, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.11. Apprenticeship - Application - Certificate - Rules.

|A. The term for an apprenticeship in embalming and the term for an apprenticeship in funeral directing may be served concurrently. Applications for an apprenticeship in funeral directing or embalming shall be made to the Board in writing on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The Board shall issue a certificate of apprenticeship to any person applying for said certificate who submits to the Board satisfactory evidence that said person is seventeen (17) years of age or older, of good moral character, and a graduate of an accredited high school or has earned a G.E.D. credential. The application shall be accompanied by a registration fee as required by Section 396.4 of this title. |B. The Board shall prescribe and enforce such rules as necessary to qualify apprentice applicants as embalmers or funeral directors. A license to practice embalming or funeral directing shall not be issued until said applicant has complied with the rules of the Board, and said applicant has embalmed at least twenty-five dead human bodies for burial or shipment during apprenticeship.C. The certificate of apprenticeship shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance but may be renewed by the Board for four additional one-year periods.Added by Laws 1941, p. 238, § 12, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 455, § 4, emerg. eff. July 11, 1961; Laws 1983, c. 163, § 6; Laws 1999, c. 64, § 9, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 161, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 11, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.12. Funeral establishment required to be licensed – Display of license - Inspection of premises - Sanitary rules – Commercial embalming establishments.

|A. Any place where a person shall hold forth by word or act that the person is engaged in the profession of undertaking or funeral directing shall be deemed as a funeral establishment and shall be licensed as such pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act. |B. A funeral establishment shall not do business in a location that is not licensed as a funeral establishment, shall not advertise a service that is available from an unlicensed location, and shall advertise itself by the name that the establishment is licensed as pursuant to the Funeral Services Licensing Act.C. Every funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, and crematory shall be operated by a funeral director in charge. Each establishment license shall be conspicuously displayed at the location.D. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall have the power to inspect the premises in which funeral directing is conducted or where embalming or cremation is practiced or where an applicant proposed to practice, and the Board is hereby empowered to prescribe and endorse rules for reasonable sanitation of such establishments, including necessary drainage, ventilation, and necessary and suitable instruments for the business or profession of embalming and funeral directing.E. Any place where a person shall hold forth by word or act that such person is engaged in preparing and shipping of dead human remains to funeral establishments inside and outside this state shall be deemed a commercial embalming establishment and shall be licensed as such pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act.Added by Laws 1941, p. 238, § 13, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 1945, p. 193, § 5, emerg. eff. April 28, 1945; Laws 1961, p. 455, § 5, emerg. eff. July 11, 1961; Laws 1970, c. 311, § 3, emerg. eff. April 27, 1970; Laws 1989, c. 297, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1999, c. 64, § 10, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 12, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.12a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.12a. Embalming to be performed by licensed embalmer or apprentice - Holding out as funeral director, embalmer, etc. without license prohibited.

|A. No person shall place any chemical substance, fluid or gas on or in dead human remains who is not a licensed embalmer. This prohibition shall not apply to a registered apprentice, working under the supervision of a licensed embalmer and shall not apply to medical students or their teachers in state-maintained medical schools in this state. |B. No person shall act or represent themselves as a funeral director, embalmer, apprentice, provide funeral services or merchandise or operate a funeral establishment or a commercial embalming establishment without a current license or registration issued pursuant to the Funeral Services Licensing Act.Added by Laws 1989, c. 297, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 64, § 11, eff. July 1, 1999.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.12b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.12b. Conducting funeral, persons authorized - Embalming, persons authorized - Transfer or removal of remains.

|A. Each funeral conducted within this state shall be under the personal supervision of a duly licensed funeral director who holds a valid license from the Oklahoma Funeral Board. A registered apprentice may assist in conducting funerals. To conduct a funeral shall require the personal supervision of a licensed funeral director from the time of the first call until interment is completed. A funeral director conducting a funeral in this state shall ensure that the casket or other container holding the deceased human remains shall not incur any damage other than that which is normally incurred in the burial or final disposition of human remains. |B. The embalming of dead human remains shall require the presence and the direct supervision of a duly licensed embalmer, however, a licensed registered apprentice embalmer may perform the embalming of a dead human provided said registered apprentice embalmer is under the direct supervision of a duly licensed embalmer.C. Nothing in this section regarding the conduct of funerals or personal supervision of a licensed director, a registered apprentice embalmer, or licensed embalmer, shall apply to persons related to the deceased by blood or marriage. Further, nothing in this section shall apply or in any manner interfere with the duties of any state officer or any employee of a local state institution.D. Dead human remains shall be picked up on first call only under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director or embalmer. Dead human remains may be picked up or transferred without the personal supervision of a funeral director or embalmer; provided however, any inadvertent contact with family members or other persons shall be restricted to identifying the employer to the person, arranging an appointment with the employer for any person who indicates a desire to make funeral arrangements for the deceased and making any disclosure to the person that is required by any federal or state regulation. A funeral director or embalmer who directs the removal or transfer of dead human remains without providing personal supervision shall be held strictly accountable for compliance with the requirements of the Funeral Services Licensing Act.Added by Laws 1989, c. 297, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 57, § 13, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003; Laws 2013, c. 97, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.12d (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.12d. Violations - Penalties - Liabilities.

|Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act or rule or regulation promulgated or order issued pursuant thereto, after notice and hearing pursuant to Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, shall be subject to any of the following penalties and liabilities authorized by the Funeral Services Licensing Act: |1. License or certificate of apprenticeship revocation, denial, suspension or nonrenewal;2. Administrative fines;3. Injunctive proceedings; and4. Other disciplinary action.Further, such person shall be subject to criminal penalties pursuant to the provisions of Section 396.24 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1989, c. 297, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.12e (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.12e. Administrative penalty and costs - Surrender of license in lieu of penalty.

|A. Any person or entity who has been determined by the Oklahoma Funeral Board to have violated any provision of the Funeral Services Licensing Act or any rule or order issued pursuant thereto may be liable for an administrative penalty. The maximum administrative penalty shall not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any related series of violations. |B. The Board shall be authorized, at its discretion, to take action as the nature of the violation requires. The Board shall have the authority to impose on the licensee, or certificate holder, as a condition of any adverse disciplinary action, the payment of costs expended by the Board in investigating and prosecuting the violation. The costs may include but are not limited to staff time, salary and travel expenses, witness fees and attorney fees, and shall be considered part of the order of the Board.C. The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the Board pursuant to the provisions of subsection A of this section, after notice and hearing. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Board shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the nature, circumstances and gravity of the violation and, with respect to the person or entity found to have committed the violation, the degree of culpability, the effect on ability of the person or entity to continue to do business and any show of good faith in attempting to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act. The Board shall make a report of any action to any entity deemed appropriate for transmittal of the public record but shall in no cause be held liable for the content of the reported action or be made a party to any civil liability action taken as a result of the discipline imposed by the Board. All monies collected from the administrative penalties shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and by the State Treasurer placed in the "Fund of the Oklahoma Funeral Board", created pursuant to Section 17 of this act.D. Any license or certificate of apprenticeship holder may elect to surrender the license or certificate of apprenticeship of the person in lieu of said penalty but shall be forever barred from obtaining a reissuance of said license or certificate of apprenticeship.Added by Laws 1989, c. 297, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 64, § 13, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 15, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.16. Records of Board - Contents - Public inspection.

|The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings, and its acts relating to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspensions and revocation of licenses. This record shall contain the name, place of business, and residence of each registered embalmer and funeral director and registered apprentice, and the date and number of his certificate of registration. This record shall be open to public inspection. |Added by Laws 1941, p. 241, § 17, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941.
59 OK Stat § 59-396.17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-396.17. Board - Officers - Rules.

|The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall have the power to select from its own members a president and a vice-president and to make, adopt, promulgate and enforce reasonable rules for the: |1. Transaction of its business;2. Sanitary management of funeral homes;3. Work of embalmers and apprentices;4. Management of the Board's affairs;5. Betterment and promotion of the educational standards of the profession of embalming and the standards of service and practice to be followed in the profession of embalming and funeral directing in this state; and6. Carrying into effect of any of the provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act, as the Board may deem expedient, just and reasonable and consistent with the laws of this state.Added by Laws 1941, p. 241, § 18, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 1945, p. 195, § 7, emerg. eff. April 28, 1945; Laws 1989, c. 297, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 18, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.