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NM Stat § 61-32-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-10 - Licensure by credentials. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

After successful completion of a jurisprudence examination, the board may license an applicant as a funeral service practitioner, funeral arranger or embalmer; provided the applicant possesses a valid license or its equivalent for the practice of funeral service issued by the appropriate examining board under the laws of any other state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or any foreign nation, and provided the applicant presents proof that the applicant is currently licensed in good standing in a jurisdiction that has standards for licensure that are at least equal to those for licensure in New Mexico as required by the Funeral Services Act. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-10, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 10; 1999, ch. 284, § 7; 2003, ch. 420, § 4; 2019, ch. 164, 4. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 185, § 10, limiting the practice of funeral service, and § 10 enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, provided that the board of funeral services may license an applicant as a funeral service practitioner, funeral arranger, or embalmer if the applicant presents proof that the applicant is currently licensed in good standing in another jurisdiction; and after "provided the applicant", deleted "has actively practiced five out of the last ten years in another state, territory or foreign nation as a licensed funeral service practitioner, or its equivalent" and added "presents proof that the applicant is currently licensed in good standing in a jurisdiction that has standards for licensure that are at least equal to those for licensure in New Mexico as required by the Funeral Services Act".The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, deleted "has met educational requirements equal to or exceeding those established pursuant to the Thanatopractice Act or" following "provided the applicant". The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "equal to" for "substantially equivalent to" near the middle and "actively practiced five out of the last ten years in another state, territory or foreign nation" for "at least five consecutive years experience in another state or territory" near the end.
NM Stat § 61-32-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-12 - License; display of license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. Initial licenses shall be issued for the remainder of the year in which the license is granted, as established by rule. B. A license issued by the board shall at all times be posted in the establishment or crematory in a conspicuous place. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-12, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 12. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-12 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1989, ch. 187, § 2, concerning license renewal and revival, and § 12 of the act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993.
NM Stat § 61-32-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-13 - Establishments; requirements; temporary licenses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. Each establishment shall have a full-time funeral service practitioner; provided the establishment license is a privilege granted to the person to whom it is issued and is not transferable to other owners or operators or to another location than that designated on the license. Whenever an establishment no longer employs or otherwise has a full-time licensee in charge, the establishment shall immediately cease the practice of funeral service or direct disposition and the person to whom the establishment license is granted shall immediately return the establishment license to the board by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by another delivery service that provides a means of tracking an item in its delivery system. B. The board may adopt by rule special requirements for multi-establishment enterprises where the establishments are located within fifty miles of each other and wish to share a licensee in charge. C. The board may adopt by rule the requirements for reapplication or reinspection. D. The board may adopt by rule requirements for issuing a temporary establishment or crematory license that will be valid until the next scheduled board meeting. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-13, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 13; 1999, ch. 284, § 9; 2012, ch. 48, § 13. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-13 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 185, § 13, concerning licensure under prior law, and § 13 of the act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993. The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, required establishments that no longer employ a full-time funeral service practitioner to cease the practice of funeral service and direct disposition and to return the establishment license to the board; in Subsection A, in the first sentence, after "full-time", deleted "licensee in charge" and added "funeral service practitioner" and added the last sentence; and in Subsection B, after "special requirements for", deleted "multi-unit establishment that" and added "multi-establishment enterprises where the establishments". The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, inserted "provided" in Subsection A, and added Subsection D.
NM Stat § 61-32-14.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-14.1 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed 61-32-14.1 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1989, ch. 187, § 4, concerning associate funeral service practitioners, effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 61-32-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-15 - Repealed.

History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-15, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 15; repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 48, § 26.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2012, ch. 48, § 26 repealed 61-32-15 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 15, relating to associate funeral service practitioners limitations, effective July 1, 2012. For provisions of former section, see the 2011 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 61-32-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-16 - Repealed.

History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-16, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 16; repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 48, § 26.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2012, ch. 48, § 26 repealed 61-32-16 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 16, relating to assistant funeral service practitioners scope of practice and limitations, effective July 1, 2012. For provisions of former section, see the 2011 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 61-32-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-17 - Direct disposer; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Funeral Services Act, a direct disposer may transport and dispose of a dead human body and participate in any rites or ceremonies after final disposition of the body. B. Prior to interment, entombment or other final disposition of the body, a direct disposer shall not: (1) participate in any rites or ceremonies in connection with the final disposition of the body; (2) provide facilities for any such rites or ceremonies; and (3) have the body embalmed unless embalming is required by the place of disposition. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-17, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 17; 1995, ch. 158, § 2; 1999, ch. 284, § 11; 2012, ch. 48, § 14. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-17 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 185, § 17, concerning direct disposition establishment permits, and § 17 of the act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993. The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, changed the name of the act and in Subsection A, after "provided in the", deleted "Thanatopractice" and added "Funeral Services". The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, added the Subsection A designation, and in that subsection, added "Except as otherwise provided in the Thanatopractice Act", and deleted the last sentence, which read "In doing so, the direct disposer shall not conduct, direct or provide facilities for a funeral, graveside service, committal service or memorial service, whether public or private, and the body shall not be embalmed prior to the disposition unless embalming is required by the place of disposition"; and added Subsection B. The 1995 amendment, effective April 5, 1995, substituted "conduct, direct or provide facilities for a" for "provide or participate in a" near the middle.
NM Stat § 61-32-17.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-17.1 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed 61-32-17.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 137, § 4, concerning crematory permits, effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 61-32-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-18 - Commercial establishments; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. The scope of practice of a commercial establishment depends on the entity for whom the commercial establishment is acting as an agent and is subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) when acting under the direction of a licensed funeral establishment, the commercial establishment may: (a) engage in transportation of dead human bodies, file a certificate of death, obtain certified copies thereof and obtain necessary permits for transportation or cremation; (b) embalm; (c) provide forwarding services; (d) provide direct disposition; and (e) arrange for identification of a dead human body by family members only, prior to disposition or transportation; (2) when acting under the direction of a licensed direct disposition establishment, the commercial establishment may: (a) engage in transportation of dead human bodies, file a certificate of death, obtain certified copies thereof and obtain necessary permits for transportation or cremation; (b) embalm only when embalming is required by the place of disposition; and (c) provide direct disposition; and (3) when acting under the direction of a school of medicine, the commercial establishment may: (a) engage in transportation of dead human bodies, file a certificate of death, obtain certified copies thereof and obtain necessary permits for transportation or cremation; and (b) embalm. B. A licensed commercial establishment shall not engage in any activity, or act for any entity, not specifically permitted in this section. C. The licensee in charge shall certify to the board that the establishment will not exceed the scope of practice allowed by law. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-18, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 18; 2003, ch. 420, § 6. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-18 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1989, ch. 187, § 6, concerning funeral establishment permits, and § 18 of the act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993. The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, inserted "minimum" in Subparagraph A(1)(c) and inserted "act" following "any activity, or" in Subsection B.
NM Stat § 61-32-19.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-19.1 - Crematory; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. The scope of practice of a crematory and its crematory authority is limited to cremation of dead human bodies and pulverization of cremains. A crematory and its crematory authority shall act as an agent of licensed funeral, commercial or direct disposition establishments and schools of medicine. A crematory and its crematory authority may: (1) engage in transportation of dead human bodies to the crematory; and (2) cremate dead human bodies and pulverize cremains. B. After completion of the cremation process, if a crematory and its crematory authority have not been instructed by its agent to return the cremains to the person that initiated the cremation services contract or to arrange for the interment, entombment or ennichement of the cremains, the crematory authority shall return, or cause to be returned, the cremains to the establishment no later than thirty days after the date of cremation. C. A crematory and its crematory authority shall maintain a system or process that ensures that any dead human body in the crematory's possession can be specifically identified throughout all phases of the cremation process. D. A crematory shall keep an accurate record of all cremations performed for a period of not less than seven years. E. The crematory and its crematory authority shall certify to the board that the crematory will not exceed the scope of practice allowed by law. F. A licensed crematory shall not engage in any activity not specifically permitted in this section. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-19.1, enacted by Laws 1999, ch. 284, § 13; 2003, ch. 420, § 7. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, inserted the second sentence in Subsection A; in Subsection B, inserted "by its agent to return the cremains to the person that initiated the cremation services contract or" following "not been instructed", and deleted "or person that initiated the cremation services contract" following "to the establishment".
NM Stat § 61-32-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-21 - License renewal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. All licenses expire annually and shall be renewed by submitting a completed renewal application, accompanied by the required fees, on a form provided by the board. B. The board may require proof of continuing education or other proof of competency as a requirement for renewal; provided that a licensee who is age sixty-five or above and who has been licensed by the board for at least twenty consecutive years shall not be required to meet continuing education requirements. C. A sixty-day grace period shall be allowed each licensee after the end of the licensing period, during which time licenses may be renewed upon payment of the renewal fee and a late fee as prescribed by the board and compliance with any other renewal requirements adopted by the board. D. Any license not renewed at the end of the grace period shall be expired and invalid. A holder of an expired license shall be required to apply as a new applicant. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-21, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 21; 1999, ch. 284, § 15; 2001, ch. 84, § 1. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-21 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 185, § 21, concerning embalming, and § 21 of the act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993. The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, added the proviso that certain licensees over the age of sixty-five are not required to meet continuing education requirements in Subsection B, and extended the grace period from thirty days to sixty days in Subsection C. The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, in Subsection C, deleted the first sentence, which read "A license not renewed on or before the expiration date is considered lapsed and is no longer valid" and changed the grace period from ninety days to thirty days, and in Subsection D, substituted "expired and invalid. A holder of an expired license shall" for "considered expired and the license holder shall".
NM Stat § 61-32-23 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-23 - Fees and fines. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall establish by rule a schedule of reasonable fees and fines for applications, examinations, licenses, inspections, renewals, penalties, reinstatements and necessary administrative fees. All fees collected shall be deposited in accordance with Section 61-32-26 NMSA 1978. All fines collected shall be deposited in the current school fund. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-23, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 23; 1999, ch. 284, § 17; 2017, ch. 52, § 17; 2020, ch. 6, § 59. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-23 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1983, ch. 137, § 7, containing additional prohibitions, and § 23 of the act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993. The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the licensure fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans; and added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, provided that all fines collected by the board of funeral services be deposited in the current school fund; in the catchline, added "and fines"; after "establish by", deleted "regulation" and added "rule", after "reasonable fees", added "and fines", and added the last sentence. The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, deleted "provided that no one fee shall exceed five hundred dollars ($500)" at the end of the first sentence, and substituted "in accordance with Section 61-32-26 NMSA 1978" for "in the thanatopractice fund" in the second sentence.
NM Stat § 61-32-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-25 - Additional prohibitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral Services Act shall advertise under any name that tends to mislead the public or that sufficiently resembles the professional or business name of another license holder or that may cause confusion or misunderstanding. B. No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral Services Act shall transport or cause to be transported by common carrier any dead human body out of this state when the licensee knows or has reason to believe that the dead human body carries any notifiable communicable disease or when the transportation would take place more than twenty-four hours after death, unless the body has been prepared or embalmed as provided in the Funeral Services Act, unless approval for transportation has been given by the office of the medical investigator, the secretary of health, a court of competent jurisdiction or other authorized official or unless the body is placed in a sealed container. C. No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral Services Act shall remove, and no authorized person shall embalm, a dead human body when the authorized person has information indicating crime or violence of any sort in connection with the cause or manner of death, unless in accordance with instructions or regulations of the office of the medical investigator or until permission has been obtained from the office of the medical investigator or other authorized official. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-25, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 25; 2012, ch. 48, § 18. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-25 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1987, ch. 333, § 13, providing for the delayed repeal of this article, and § 25 of the act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993. The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, changed the name of the act; in Subsections A, B and C, after "No person licensed", deleted "under" and added "pursuant to the provisions of the" and after "provisions of", deleted "Thanatopractice" and added "Funeral Services"; and in Subsection B, after "embalmed as provided in the", deleted "Thanatopractice" and added "Funeral Services".
NM Stat § 61-32-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses|Article 32 - Funeral Services|Section 61-32-26 - Fund established. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. There is created in the state treasury the "funeral services fund". B. All fees and costs received or collected by the board or the department pursuant to provisions of the Funeral Services Act shall be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the funeral services fund. The state treasurer shall invest the fund as other state funds are invested. All balances in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund. C. Money in the funeral services fund is appropriated to the board and shall be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Funeral Services Act. History: Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 26; 1999, ch. 284, § 19; 2012, ch. 48, § 19; 2017, ch. 52, § 18. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, specified that fees and costs collected by the board of funeral services or the department of regulation and licensing pursuant to provisions of the Funeral Services Act be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the funeral services fund; in Subsection B, after "All", deleted "money" and added "fees and costs". The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, changed the name of the act and the thanatopractice fund; in Subsection A, after "state treasury the", deleted "thanatopractice" and added "funeral services"; in Subsection B, after "provisions of the", deleted "Thanatopractice" and added "Funeral Services" and after "credit to the", deleted "thanatopractice" and added "funeral services"; and in Subsection C, after "Money in the", deleted "thanatopractice" and added "funeral services" and after "provisions of the", deleted "Thanatopractice" and added "Funeral Services". The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, in Subsection B, substituted "or collected by the board or the department pursuant to provisions of" for "by the board under" in the first sentence, and inserted "at the end of any fiscal year" in the last sentence; and deleted "meeting the necessary expenses incurred in" following "purpose of" in Subsection C.