CT Gen Stat § 20-222a (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 20-222a - Renewal of licenses.

 (a) Each embalmer's license and funeral director's license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed, except for cause, by the Department of Public Health upon the payment to said Department of Public Health by each applicant (1) for license renewal of the sum of one hundred fifteen dollars in the case of an embalmer, and (2) two hundred thirty-five dollars in the case of a funeral director. Licenses shall be renewed in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88.(b) Each funeral home license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed on an annual basis, except for cause, by the Department of Public Health upon payment to said department in the amount of one hundred ninety dollars for each funeral home license renewed. Fees for renewal of a funeral home license shall be given to the Department of Public Health on or before July first in each year and the renewal of the funeral home license shall begin on July first of each year and be valid for one calendar year. The department shall complete an inspection, not less than triennially, of each place of business that has been issued a funeral home license.(1967, P.A. 835, S. 7; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 73; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 92, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 50, 71; P.A. 88-163, S. 3; P.A. 89-251, S. 112, 203; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 29, 117; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 228; P.A. 15-244, S. 131; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 474, 478; P.A. 18-168, S. 31.)History: 1971 act increased fee for license renewal from $10 to $100 and for inspection certificate renewal from $25 to $50; 1972 act made $100 license renewal fee applicable to funeral directors only and set renewal fee for embalmers at $10; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 specified that renewals to be governed by provisions of Sec. 19-45 as of January 1, 1981, and deleted provisions re additional fees levied or ultimate revocation of license or inspection certificate for failure to renew in timely fashion; P.A. 81-471 deleted references to licenses; P.A. 88-163 changed renewal fees from $10 to $50 for embalmers and from $100 to $50 for funeral directors; P.A. 89-251 increased the renewal fee for embalmers from $50 to $55, increased the renewal fee for funeral directors from $50 to $55 and increased the renewal fee for an inspection certificate from $50 to $150; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised license renewal fee for a funeral director from $55 to $115; 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees; P.A. 15-244 increased renewal fee for embalmers from $110 to $115 and renewal fee for funeral directors from $230 to $235, and increased fee for inspection certificate renewal from $190 to $195, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 changed effective date of P.A. 15-244, S. 131, from July 1, 2015, to October 1, 2015, and applicable to the renewal of a license or certificate that expires on or after that date, effective June 30, 2015, and designated provisions re renewal fees for embalmers and funeral directors as Subdiv. (1) and provisions re renewal fees for inspection certificates as Subdiv. (2), reduced fee for inspection certificate renewal from $195 to $190, and made technical changes, effective October 1, 2015, and applicable to the renewal of a license or certificate that expires on or after that date; P.A. 18-168 designated existing provisions re issuance of embalmer's and funeral director's licenses as Subsec. (a) and amended same by deleting provisions re inspection certificates and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re renewal of funeral home licenses.