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WY Stat § 33-16-513 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-513 - Petition for Disciplinary Action; Notice for Hearing; Review.

33-16-513. Petition for disciplinary action; notice for hearing; review.| (a) A petition for the discipline of a licensee, registrant or permittee may be filed by the attorney general or by the county attorney of the county in which the licensee, registrant or permittee resides or has practiced. The petition shall be filed with the board and the board shall set the matter for hearing in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.  (b) Petitions for review shall be in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedures.
WY Stat § 33-16-514 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-514 - Criminal Penalty for Violation.

33-16-514. Criminal penalty for violation.| Unless otherwise provided for in this act for specific violations, any person violating this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both. A second or subsequent conviction for violation of this act during a thirty-six (36) month period shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
WY Stat § 33-16-515 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-515 - Funeral Services to Be Conducted in Permitted Funeral Establishment by Licensee or Registrant.

33-16-515. Funeral services to be conducted in permitted funeral establishment by licensee or registrant.| The business of a funeral service practice shall be conducted in a funeral establishment that has been issued a permit by the board. Unlicensed individuals employed by a funeral establishment may assist funeral directors and funeral service practitioners in the area of funeral service practice, under the supervision of a licensed funeral service practitioner. Individuals not licensed by the board as funeral service practitioners or registered as apprentice funeral service practitioners shall not conduct other activities incidental to the practice of embalming and shall not embalm, cremate or chemically dispose of human remains, except as otherwise allowed in W.S. 33-16-530.
WY Stat § 33-16-517 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-517 - Funeral Service Practitioner; License Required; Qualifications.

33-16-517. Funeral service practitioner; license required; qualifications.| (a) Persons employed by a funeral establishment may assist funeral directors and funeral service practitioners in the area of funeral directing, under the supervision of a licensed funeral service practitioner. To be licensed as a funeral service practitioner within the state of Wyoming, an applicant shall apply to the board for a funeral service practitioner license, upon a form and in the manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee and satisfactory evidence of the following:  (i) The applicant has reached the age of majority;  (ii) The applicant has no criminal convictions which would impact upon the applicant's abilities to engage in the practice of funeral service in accordance with this act and the rules and regulations of the board. The board may waive this provision based on individual circumstances;  (iii) The applicant has completed sixty (60) credit hours at an accredited college or university in the United States, and has separately obtained an associates' degree in funeral service practice or mortuary science from an accredited program of funeral service education, or, in the alternative, the applicant has received a bachelor degree in funeral service practice or mortuary science. The board may accept education obtained outside the United States on a case by case basis;  (iv) The applicant has completed a one (1) year apprenticeship under the supervision of a Wyoming licensed funeral service practitioner, which shall include practical experience of having assisted in the embalming of at least twenty-five (25) dead human bodies and having assisted in arranging and conducting at least twenty-five (25) funeral or memorial services;  (v) The applicant has passed the National Board Examination as administered by the Conference of Funeral Service Examining Board; and  (vi) The applicant has passed an examination administered by authority of the board on the laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of funeral service in Wyoming. The examination may also contain questions relating to funeral service practice and other areas as deemed proper by the board.
WY Stat § 33-16-518 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-518 - Funeral Director; License Required; Qualifications.

33-16-518. Funeral director; license required; qualifications.| It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of funeral directing without being granted a license as a funeral service practitioner or permitted as a funeral director under a permit originally issued prior to July 1, 2014 as provided in W.S. 33-16-520.
WY Stat § 33-16-519 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-519 - Apprentice Funeral Service Practitioner; Registration Required; Qualifications.

33-16-519. Apprentice funeral service practitioner; registration required; qualifications.| (a) Individuals apprenticing with a funeral service practitioner, shall be licensed as an apprentice funeral service practitioner by the board prior to beginning the apprenticeship. Apprentice credit shall only be given by the board for time actually spent apprenticing under an apprentice license granted by the board. Every person desiring to be licensed as an apprentice, shall apply to the board upon a form and in the manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee and satisfactory evidence of the following:  (i) The applicant has reached the age of majority;  (ii) The applicant has no criminal convictions which would impact upon the applicant's abilities to provide the services of an apprentice in accordance with this act and the rules and regulations of the board. The board may waive this provision based on individual circumstances; and  (iii) The applicant has passed an examination administered by authority of the board on the laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of funeral service in Wyoming. The examination may also contain questions relating to funeral service topics as deemed proper by the board.
WY Stat § 33-16-520 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-520 - Licenses, Registrations and Permits Under Prior Law; Recognition Given; Subject to This Act.

33-16-520. Licenses, registrations and permits under prior law; recognition given; subject to this act.| (a) Persons who hold a current license in good standing as an embalmer on June 30, 2014, issued by the board of embalmers under prior laws of Wyoming shall be issued a license as a funeral service practitioner under the provisions of this act without additional requirements.  (b) Persons who hold a current permit in good standing as a funeral director on June 30, 2014, issued by the board of embalmers under prior laws of Wyoming, shall be issued a funeral director permit under the provisions of this act without additional requirements, which license may be renewed year after year, unless otherwise suspended or revoked by the board or until the failure of the permittee to renew the permit under this act or the death of the permittee, whichever comes first.  (c) Persons who hold a current permit in good standing as an apprentice embalmer on June 30, 2014, issued by the board of embalmers under prior laws of Wyoming, shall be issued an apprentice permit, as an apprentice funeral service practitioner, under the provisions of this act without additional requirements.  (d) Funeral establishments which hold a current license in good standing associated with a funeral director permittee on June 30, 2014, issued by the board of embalmers under prior laws of Wyoming, shall be issued an establishment permit under the provisions of this act without additional requirements.
WY Stat § 33-16-521 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-521 - Record Keeping for Licensees.

33-16-521. Record keeping for licensees.| The board administrator shall keep a record in which shall be registered the names and residence of all persons to whom a certificate of license has been granted, and the number and date of these licenses. A copy of each individual license shall be furnished to the licensee.
WY Stat § 33-16-523 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-523 - Investigation of Applicants for License; Granting or Refusing License.

33-16-523. Investigation of applicants for license; granting or refusing license.| Upon receipt of an application for an establishment license under this act, the board may cause an investigation to be made as to the character of the applicant, including its officers or members if the application is by or in behalf of business entity, and may require a showing that will reasonably prove that the applicant does not have a background evidencing conduct adverse to the practice of funeral service or to the ability to practice funeral service. The board may subpoena witnesses and administer oaths upon proper notice. After proper hearing, the board shall grant a license if it finds the applicant does not have a background evidencing conduct adverse to the practice of funeral service or to the ability to practice funeral service and the proposed funeral establishment is, or will be, constructed and equipped as required by this act. Every application shall be granted or refused within ninety (90) days from the date of the filing of the application.
WY Stat § 33-16-524 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-524 - Renewal of License; Fees; Penalties; Continuing Education.

33-16-524. Renewal of license; fees; penalties; continuing education.| Every licensee and permittee under this act shall pay annually a fee for the renewal of his license. All licenses and permits issued by the board shall expire annually on a date set by the board. Persons licensed and permitted under this act shall submit an application on an annual basis for license or permit renewal in the form and manner established by rules and regulations of the board. All application forms shall be accompanied with the annual fee for renewal set by the board. The amount of the renewal fee, payable by a licensee of the board shall be established by the board pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201. The board shall mail on or before the first day of January of each year to each licensee, addressed to his last known address, a notice that his renewal application and renewal fee is due and payable. If the renewal application is not submitted by the expiration date, the license or permit shall be void. Within thirty (30) days after the expiration date a person may apply for renewal of his license or permit in a manner established by rules and regulations of the board. Any person whose license or permit has been voided for failure to renew shall comply with all requirements of a new applicant before a license or permit may be reissued. Upon receipt of the renewal application and full payment of fees, the board shall cause the renewal certificate to be issued. The application for renewal for funeral service practitioners, funeral directors and apprentices shall also be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of participation in continuing education activities as established by rules and regulations of the board.
WY Stat § 33-16-525 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-525 - Licenses and Permits to Be Signed and Displayed; Business to Be in Name of Permitted Business.

33-16-525. Licenses and permits to be signed and displayed; business to be in name of permitted business.| Every license or permit issued under this act shall specify the name of the licensee or permittee, shall be signed by the licensee or authorized designee of the permittee and shall be displayed conspicuously in the place of business or employment of the licensee. No funeral establishment shall be conducted or held forth as being conducted, or advertised as being conducted, under any name except the name of the business appearing on the establishment's permit issued by the board.
WY Stat § 33-16-526 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-526 - Specific Prohibited Conduct of Licensees.

33-16-526. Specific prohibited conduct of licensees.| (a) The board may suspend or revoke licenses or impose other disciplinary action appropriate under the circumstances on licensees, permittees and registrants, after hearing by the board and after ten (10) days' notice to the licensee, upon the licensee, permittee or registrant being found by the board to have committed any of the following acts or omissions, as the acts are further defined by the board:  (i) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor related to the licensee's ability to practice funeral services;  (ii) Unprofessional conduct, including, but not limited to:  (A) Misrepresentation or fraud in the conduct of the business or the profession of a funeral director or funeral service practitioner;  (B) False or misleading advertising as a funeral service practitioner;  (C) Solicitation of human dead bodies by the licensee, his agents, assistants or employees, whether the solicitation occurs after death or while death is impending, provided this shall not be deemed to prohibit general advertising;  (D) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to engage in funeral service practice, unless the unlicensed person is lawfully doing so as an employee of a funeral establishment permitted by the board under the supervision of a funeral service practitioner also employed by the same funeral establishment;  (E) Except as otherwise provided by rule and regulation, using any casket or part of a casket which has previously been used as a receptacle for, or in connection with, the burial or other disposition of a dead human body;  (F) Violation of any of the provisions of this act;  (G) Violation of any state law or municipal or county ordinance or regulation affecting the handling, custody, care or transportation of dead human bodies;  (H) Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license;  (J) Refusing to promptly surrender the custody of a dead human body, upon the express order of the person lawfully entitled to the custody thereof.  (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law the lease of a casket for funeral and other services of a person to be cremated is hereby authorized. The board shall adopt rules regulating the lease of caskets to ensure sanitary use.
WY Stat § 33-16-527 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-527 - Duty to Ascertain Cause of Death; Funeral Service Practitioner to Prepare Body for Transportation or Removal if Death Due to Communicable, Contagious or Infectious Disease.

33-16-527. Duty to ascertain cause of death; funeral service practitioner to prepare body for transportation or removal if death due to communicable, contagious or infectious disease.| It shall be the duty of every funeral director and funeral service practitioner, when called to take charge of a dead body, to first ascertain the cause of death from the coroner or medical professional. If death has occurred from any communicable, contagious or infectious disease, the funeral director or funeral service practitioner shall not remove or transport the body until after the body has been prepared for transportation or removal by a licensed funeral service practitioner of this state.
WY Stat § 33-16-528 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-528 - Persons Barred From Embalming Room; Exceptions.

33-16-528. Persons barred from embalming room; exceptions.| It shall be the duty of every funeral director and funeral service practitioner, not to permit any person or persons to enter any room in any funeral establishment where dead bodies are being embalmed, except licensed funeral service practitioners and their assistants or apprentices, funeral directors and their apprentices, public officers in the discharge of their official duties, and attending physicians and their assistants, unless by direct permission of the immediate family.
WY Stat § 33-16-529 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-529 - Exemptions From This Act; Limitation.

33-16-529. Exemptions from this act; limitation.| (a) Any duly authorized representative of any church, fraternal order or other association or organization honoring the dead who performs a religious ceremony under the authority of and pursuant to the religious tenets or practices of the organization is hereby exempted from the terms and provisions of this act and from the enforcement of the provisions hereof related to performing of religious ceremonies except for providing the presence of human remains at the religious service.  (b) Any person may:  (i) Counsel individuals, families or next of kin about the final disposition of human remains and about the selection and purchase of funeral goods and services;  (ii) Conduct a memorial service or provide a setting for a memorial service and any goods or assistance needed for a memorial service, except providing for the presence of human remains at the memorial service.  (c) Any person licensed pursuant to title 26 of Wyoming statutes may sell insurance or pre-need funeral contracts authorized by that license.  (d) Any person licensed pursuant to title 33 of Wyoming statutes while practicing within the scope of his license is exempt from the provisions of this act.  (e) Any health care institution licensed pursuant to title 35 of Wyoming statutes when operating within the scope of its license is exempt from the provisions of this act.
WY Stat § 33-16-531 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-531 - Records of Crematories and Chemical Disposition Facilities; Crematory and Chemical Disposition Authorization.

33-16-531. Records of crematories and chemical disposition facilities; crematory and chemical disposition authorization.| (a) Upon the receipt of a human body for cremation or chemical disposition, the crematory or chemical disposition facility shall deliver to the funeral director, funeral service practitioner or his agent who delivers the body to the crematory or chemical disposition facility, a receipt therefor, showing the date of delivery, name of the funeral director or funeral service practitioner from whom the body is received and the name of the deceased. Each crematory or chemical disposition facility shall maintain a record of each cremation or chemical disposition of human remains, submitted to it by the person authorizing cremation or chemical disposition disclosing, at a minimum:  (i) The name of the person cremated or chemically disposed;  (ii) The name of the person authorizing the cremation or chemical disposition;  (iii) A statement that the person authorizing cremation or chemical disposition has the right of disposition with regard to the person being cremated or chemically disposed;  (iv) The date the body was received;  (v) The date the cremation or chemical disposition was performed;  (vi) Whether the person being cremated or chemically disposed has been implanted with medical devices; and  (vii) Any other information as the board may require.  (b) The record of each cremation or chemical disposition shall be signed by the owner or operator of the crematorium or chemical disposition facility and by the funeral service practitioner or other authorized person having charge of the preparation of the human remains for cremation or chemical disposition. The record shall be kept at the crematory or chemical disposition facility for inspection by the board which may also require copies thereof to be filed with it containing such information as may be necessary for the use of the board.
WY Stat § 33-16-532 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-532 - Cremation Chambers and Crematories for Disposition of Human Remains.

33-16-532. Cremation chambers and crematories for disposition of human remains.| Cremation chambers of crematoriums and facilities of chemical disposition permitted by this act shall be used exclusively for the cremation or chemical disposition of human remains.
WY Stat § 33-16-533 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Undertakers and Crematories|Article 5 - Funeral Service Practitioners Act|Section 33-16-533 - Cremation of Human Remains; Chemical Disposition.

33-16-533. Cremation of human remains; chemical disposition.| The funeral director, funeral service practitioner, or other person having charge of the preparation of human remains for burial or the last rites and committal services thereof shall have the right to be present either in person or by his employees, at any stage of the cremation or chemical disposition of such human remains. No crematorium or other appropriately licensed entity conducting chemical disposition shall accept human remains for cremation or chemical disposition until it has received a burial-transit permit required by law.