CT Gen Stat § 20-207 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards|Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 20-207 - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings specified:(1) “Board” means the Connecticut Board of Examiners of Embalmers and Funeral Directors;(2) “Person” means an individual or corporation, but not a partnership;(3) “Funeral directing” means the business, practice or profession, as commonly practiced, of (A) directing or supervising funerals, or providing funeral services; (B) handling or encasing or providing services for handling and encasing dead human bodies, otherwise than by embalming, for burial or disposal; (C) providing embalming services; (D) providing transportation, interment and disinterment of dead human bodies; (E) maintaining an establishment so located, constructed and equipped as to permit the decent and sanitary handling of dead human bodies, with suitable equipment in such establishment for such handling; (F) conducting an establishment from which funerals may be held; (G) engaging in consultations concerning arrangements for the disposition of human remains, including, but not limited to, arrangements for cremation or alkaline hydrolysis; (H) casketing human remains; (I) making cemetery and cremation arrangements; and (J) preparing funeral service contracts, as defined in section 42-200;(4) “Funeral director” means any person engaged or holding himself out as engaged in funeral directing whether or not he uses in connection with his name or business the words “funeral director,” “undertaker” or “mortician” or any other word or title intended to designate him as a funeral director or mortician or as one so engaged;(5) “Funeral service business” means the business, practice or profession of funeral directing;(6) “Licensed embalmer” means an embalmer holding a license as provided in this chapter;(7) “Licensed funeral director” means a funeral director holding a license as provided in this chapter;(8) “Student embalmer” means a person studying embalming and registered with the Department of Public Health as an apprentice pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;(9) “Student funeral director” means a person studying the funeral service business and registered with the Department of Public Health as an apprentice pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;(10) “Full-time employment” means regular and steady work during the normal working hours by any person at the establishment at which he is employed; and(11) “Manager” means an individual who (A) is licensed as an embalmer or funeral director pursuant to this chapter and (B) has direct and personal responsibility for the daily operation and management of a funeral service business.(1949 Rev., S. 4538; 1951, S. 2246d; P.A. 80-484, S. 82, 176; P.A. 82-472, S. 80, 183; P.A. 92-59, S. 1; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-271, S. 14, 40; P.A. 07-217, S. 86; P.A. 14-231, S. 55.)History: P.A. 80-484 changed alphabetic Subdiv. indicators to numeric indicators and deleted definition of registered student embalmers or funeral directors; P.A. 82-472 divided section into Subdivs. and corresponding Subparas. where necessary; P.A. 92-59 amended Subdivs. (8) and (9) to add language concerning registration; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-271 added Subdiv. (11) defining “manager”, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subdiv. (3), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 14-231 amended Subdiv. (3) to redefine “funeral directing” by adding Subpara. (G) re consultations concerning arrangements for disposition of human remains, Subpara. (H) re casketing, Subpara. (I) re cemetery and cremation arrangements and Subpara. (J) re funeral service contracts.See Sec. 19a-91 re transportation of bodies of deceased persons.