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NH Rev Stat § 325:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:5 - Removal From Office.

    325:5 Removal From Office. –||Any member of said board may be removed by the governor and council for cause.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:6 - Repealed by 2021, 197:56, I, eff. July 1, 2021.

    325:6 Repealed by 2021, 197:56, I, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 325:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:7 - Vacancies.

    325:7 Vacancies. –||Vacancies in the board shall be filled by the governor with the advice and consent of the council for the unexpired term, and said appointment shall be made within 60 days from the date of such vacancy.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:7.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:8 - Organization; Quorum.

    325:8 Organization;  Quorum. –||Within 30 days after appointment and qualification of a member, the board shall meet and elect from among its members a chairperson and such other officers as the board may provide for by rule. This organization shall continue until the appointment of a new member or upon the resignation of an existing board officer. The office of secretary and treasurer may be held by one member. A majority of the members of the board who have been approved by the governor and council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:8. RSA 325:8. 1996, 283:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. 2021, 197:51, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:8-a - Board Duty; Crematory Licensing.

    325:8-a Board Duty;  Crematory Licensing. –||The board shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of RSA 325-A relative to the cremation of human remains.|||Source. 2006, 288:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:9 - Rulemaking Authority.

    325:9 Rulemaking Authority. –||The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. [Repealed.]||II. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by RSA 325:13 and 14, and including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of:||(a) Completion of one year (30 credit hours) at an accredited postsecondary educational institution, and||(b) Good professional character;||III. How an applicant shall be examined, including the time and place of the examination;||IV. Eligibility requirements for renewal of license, including the requirements for continuing education;||V. [Repealed.]||VI. Ethical and professional standards required to be met by each holder of the license to practice under this chapter and how disciplinary actions by the board shall be implemented for violation of these standards;||VII. Matters related to the proper administration of this chapter;||VIII. Procedures for hearing consistent with the requirements of due process;||IX. The supervision of persons holding apprentice licenses under RSA 325:30;||IX-a. The activities and duties of all unlicensed personnel employed in the removal and transportation of human remains;||X. Conditions for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked license; and||XI. Conditions for continuance of the business of a deceased funeral director under RSA 325:37.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:9. RSA 325:9. 1981, 487:4. 1983, 325:5. 1987, 185:1. 2014, 167:13, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:52, 56, II, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:10 - Repealed by 2015, 276:108, XX, eff. July 1, 2015.

    325:10 Repealed by 2015, 276:108, XX, eff. July 1, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 325:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:11 - Repealed by 2021, 197:56, III, eff. July 1, 2021.

    325:11 Repealed by 2021, 197:56, III, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 325:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:12 - Repealed by 2021, 197:56, IV, eff. July 1 2021.

    325:12 Repealed by 2021, 197:56, IV, eff. July 1 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 325:12-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:12-a - Fees.

    325:12-a Fees. –||The fee for an initial 2-year license and for renewal of a license issued under this chapter shall be: $110 for embalmers and $300 for funeral directors. The board shall establish fees for examination of applicants, for apprentices, for funeral home inspections, and for transcribing and transferring records and other services.|||Source. 1981, 487:6. 1987, 185:2. 2014, 167:14. 2015, 229:7, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:13 - Embalmers; Qualifications.

    325:13 Embalmers;  Qualifications. –||No person shall embalm dead human bodies or engage or hold himself out as engaged in embalming, whether on his own behalf or in the employ of another, unless he shall:||I. Be at least 18 years of age;||II. Be of good professional character;||III. (a) Have completed at least one year (30 credit hours) at an accredited postsecondary educational institution; or||(b) Have completed successfully a course of instruction in an embalming school prior to 1975, have been actively licensed since graduation, and present to the board a letter of good standing from the licensing state;||IV. Have completed a one year course in apprenticeship under the supervision of a duly licensed or registered embalmer actively engaged in embalming within the state;||V. Have completed a full course of instruction in an embalming school maintaining at that time a standard satisfactory to the board;||VI. Pass such examinations as the board may deem proper to ascertain his efficiency and qualifications to engage in embalming; and||VII. Obtain the appropriate license from the board.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. 1939, 76:2. RL 168:13. 1949, 154:1. RSA 325:13. 1973, 72:69; 354:1. 1981, 487:7. 1983, 325:1, 2. 1989, 264:2, eff. July 25, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:14 - Funeral Directors; Qualifications.

    325:14 Funeral Directors;  Qualifications. –||No person shall engage or hold himself out as engaged in funeral directing, unless he:||I. Is the holder of an embalmer's license;||II. Has passed such examinations as the board may deem proper to ascertain his efficiency and qualifications to engage in funeral directing; and||III. Obtains the appropriate license from the board.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:14. RSA 325:14. 1981, 487:8, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:15 - Corporations, Etc.

    325:15 Corporations, Etc. –||No corporation or partnership shall be issued a license as a funeral director nor shall any corporation or partnership or any individual connected therewith publicly advertise such corporation or partnership as being licensed funeral directors. This section shall not apply to any corporation licensed prior to January 1, 1953, nor to any corporation whose application for a license or certificate was pending before the board on that date.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:15. 1949, 154:2. 1953, 150:1. RSA 325:15. 1981, 487:9, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:16 - Licensed Place of Business Required.

    325:16 Licensed Place of Business Required. –||Funeral directing shall be conducted in a fixed place of business by and through a licensed funeral home.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:16. RSA 325:16. 1996, 283:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:17 - Inspection.

    325:17 Inspection. –||The board may inspect all places where funeral directing is conducted or where embalming is practiced. No such place shall be inspected more frequently than twice yearly, unless the board shall find that just cause or evidence of repeated complaints exists.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:17. RSA 325:17. 1981, 487:10. 1987, 185:3, eff. July 11, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:18 - Examinations.

    325:18 Examinations. –||Examinations of applicants for licensure shall be held at least annually. Any person who desires to engage in funeral directing or embalming shall submit in writing to the board on forms provided by it an application for licensure accompanied by a fee established by the board. The board shall require the applicant to submit to such examinations as it may deem proper.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:18. RSA 325:18. 1957, 77:2. 1981, 487:11, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:19 - Alternatives to the Board's Examination.

    325:19 Alternatives to the Board's Examination. –||The board shall have the power, in its discretion, to accept in lieu of an examination documentation that an applicant has been practicing for 10 or more consecutive years in another state prior to filing an application to practice in New Hampshire and:||I. A duly authenticated statement of a national board of examiners, or of a board duly approved by the Conference of Embalmers' Examining Boards of the United States, Inc., certifying the successful passage of an examination conducted by said board or boards; or||II. Completion of a course of instruction at an embalming school taken prior to 1975, including passage of a written examination administered by another state, and licensure as evidence of practice in such other state from the time of original licensure to the date of application to practice in New Hampshire.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:19. RSA 325:19. 1989, 264:3, eff. July 25, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:20 - Licensure.

    325:20 Licensure. –||The board shall issue to each applicant successfully passing the examination, where an examination is required, and who otherwise satisfies the board of her or his qualifications, a license, entitling her or him to practice or engage in the business in this state as a funeral director, embalmer, or both, as the case may be.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:20. RSA 325:20. 1981, 487:12, eff. July 1, 1981. 2021, 197:53, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:21 - Contents and Display of.

    325:21 Contents and Display of. –||Every license shall specify the name of the person to whom it was issued, the address of his place of business or employment, and shall be conspicuously displayed, at all times, in his place of business or employment. Licenses shall not be assignable.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:21. RSA 325:21. 1981, 487:13, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:22 - Nonresidents.

    325:22 Nonresidents. –||The board may license any applicant who is licensed in any other state, provided:||I. The applicant holds a current funeral director's or embalmer's license in his state of residence and is in good standing with the regulating state board.||II. The applicant shall be subject to a 6-month apprenticeship during which time 25 solo case reports of funeral directing and embalming solely conducted by the applicant shall be submitted to the board.||III. The applicant shall not possess more than a 25 percent ownership interest in a sponsoring funeral home during the first 3 years of his practice in New Hampshire.||IV. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, the applicant shall pass the written examination required by the board pursuant to this chapter.||V. The applicant shall be subject to review by the board on a yearly basis for the first 3 years of associate licensure. Upon approval he shall be eligible for permanent licensure upon application and payment of fees.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:22. RSA 325:22. 1957, 77:3. 1973, 354:2. 1981, 487:14. 1989, 264:4, eff. July 25, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:22-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:22-a - Interstate Agreements.

    325:22-a Interstate Agreements. –||The board may enter into an agreement with the corresponding licensing authority of any other state competent to enter into such agreement which shall permit a nonresident person duly registered and licensed as a funeral director or embalmer in any state signing the agreement with the board to go into the other state for the purpose of handling, embalming, transporting, and burying dead human bodies and directing funerals as though he or she were licensed under the laws of New Hampshire, except that he or she shall not maintain an establishment, advertise, have any agent or agency, or otherwise hold himself or herself out as a funeral director or embalmer other than in his or her native state; provided that the agreement will set forth that the licensing authority of the state in which the funeral director or embalmer is licensed will assume the responsibility for instituting disciplinary action against any licensed funeral directors or embalmers who may be guilty of unprofessional conduct in the practice of their business in New Hampshire when such is reported by this board and the same to apply to New Hampshire individuals licensed under this chapter.|||Source. 1959, 128:2. 1981, 487:15, eff. July 1, 1981. 2021, 197:54, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:23 - Expiration.

    325:23 Expiration. –||All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire on June 30 of each odd-numbered year unless previously suspended or revoked.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:23. RSA 325:23. 1981, 487:16. 2016, 52:1, eff. July 2, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:24 - Notices of Expiration.

    325:24 Notices of Expiration. –||On or before May 15 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall notify each holder of a license of the expiration of her or his license and an application for the renewal thereof.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:24. RSA 325:24. 1981, 487:17. 2016, 52:1, eff. July 2, 2016. 2021, 197:55, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:25 - Renewal of Licenses.

    325:25 Renewal of Licenses. –||I. Every person licensed to practice under this chapter, except as provided in RSA 325:29, shall apply to the board every 2 years for license renewal. The board shall require each licensee to show proof of meeting the continuing education requirement of RSA 325:28-a. Payment shall be made to the board secretary of the renewal fee established in RSA 325:12-a.||II. All licenses shall automatically lapse unless a timely and complete renewal application has been filed.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:25. RSA 325:25. 1957, 77:4. 1973, 354:3. 1977, 563:1. 1981, 487:18. 1996, 283:4. 2014, 167:15. 2015, 229:8. 2016, 52:1, eff. July 2, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:26 - Repealed by 1981, 487:26, III, eff. July 1, 1981.

    325:26 Repealed by 1981, 487:26, III, eff. July 1, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 325:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:27 - Repealed by 1981, 487:26, IV, eff. July 1, 1981.

    325:27 Repealed by 1981, 487:26, IV, eff. July 1, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 325:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:28 - Repealed by 2011, 48:2, eff. July 8, 2011.

    325:28 Repealed by 2011, 48:2, eff. July 8, 2011. –|
NH Rev Stat § 325:28-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:28-a - Continuing Education Requirement.

    325:28-a Continuing Education Requirement. –||As a condition of license renewal, the board shall require each licensee to attain a minimum number of continuing education credits every 2 years as specified in the rules adopted by the board.|||Source. 1996, 283:6. 2016, 52:2, eff. July 2, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:29 - Apprentice Licenses.

    325:29 Apprentice Licenses. –||No person shall assist in the embalming of dead human bodies for burial or cremation in any manner unless he holds a license as an apprentice.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:29.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:30 - Issuance; Term; Renewal.

    325:30 Issuance;  Term;  Renewal. –||Apprentice licenses shall be issued for a period of one year and shall terminate one year from the date of issuance unless sooner ended by death, resignation, revocation or by ruling or decision of the board. Such licenses may be renewed in the discretion of the board. The fees for an original apprentice license shall be established by the board.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:30. 1953, 150:2. RSA 325:30. 1957, 77:6. 1973, 354:5. 1977, 563:3. 1981, 487:20. 1983, 325:4, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:31 - Rules Governing.

    325:31 Rules Governing. –||The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems advisable for the qualifying or supervising of apprentices. No apprentice shall be permitted to advertise or hold himself out to the public as a holder of a license in funeral directing or embalming.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:31.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:31-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:31-a - Eye Procurement Technician Qualification.

    325:31-a Eye Procurement Technician Qualification. –||No person shall perform eye tissue removal or processing pursuant to RSA 291-A:11 unless such person has successfully completed a course of training acceptable to a procurement organization as defined in RSA 291-A:2, XX. The procurement organization shall have the power to establish qualifications and terms for the successful completion of the course of training.|||Source. 1979, 73:2. 1997, 336:2. 2010, 111:2, eff. July 31, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 325:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 325 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 325:32 - Disciplinary Action.

    325:32 Disciplinary Action. –||I. The board may undertake disciplinary proceedings:||(a) Upon its own initiative; or||(b) Upon written complaint of any person which charges that a person licensed by the board has committed misconduct under paragraph II and which specifies the grounds therefor.||II. Misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings under this section shall include:||(a) The practice of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license to practice under this chapter;||(b) Conviction of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude;||(c) Dishonest or unprofessional conduct related to the practice of the profession or any particular aspect or specialty of the profession including, but not limited to, violation of state or federal laws pertaining to the practice of the profession, violation of a nationally recognized ethical code or set of ethical principles pertaining to the profession, or violation of any ethical code or principles identified in rules adopted by the board.||(d) Unfitness or incompetency to practice the profession or any particular aspect or specialty of the profession as evidenced, in a context related to the practice of the profession, by:||(1) The intentional disrespect of a dead human body;||(2) Gross or repeated negligence; or||(3) A pattern of conduct inconsistent with the basic skills, knowledge or professional character expected of all licensees, or all licensees engaged in a particular specialty practice.||(e) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders him unfit to practice under this chapter;||(f) Mental or physical incompetency to practice under this chapter;||(g) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this chapter or any law or ordinance related to embalming or funeral directing, or any substantive rule of the board; or||(h) Suspension or revocation of a license, similar to one issued under this chapter, in another jurisdiction and not reinstated.||III. The board may take disciplinary action in any one or more of the following ways:||(a) By reprimand;||(b) By fining;||(c) By suspension of license for a period of up to 5 years or by limiting or restricting a license.||(d) By revocation of certification;||(e) By requiring the person to participate in a program of continuing education in the area or areas in which the person has been found deficient;||(f) By imposing civil penalties not to exceed $2,000 per offense or, in the case of continuing offenses, $200 per day, whichever is greater.|||Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:32. RSA 325:32. 1981, 487:21. 1983, 325:7. 1987, 134:4. 1996, 283:7-10, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|