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Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-030 - Care of human remains

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(1)
			 Funeral establishments, funeral directors, embalmers, interns, employees or
			 agents while providing for the care and handling of human remains shall:
(a) Comply with all applicable Washington
			 state laws, rules and regulations related to health or the handling,
			 transportation or disposition of human remains. This rule includes compliance
			 with OSHA/WISHA standards specifically defined in OSHA
			 29 C.F.R.
			 1910.1030 with regard to the handling of
			 human remains and infectious materials.
(b) Not perform any act which will tend to
			 affect adversely the dignity, individual integrity or the respectful and
			 reverential handling and burial or other lawful disposition of human
			 remains.
(c) Upon receipt of the
			 human remains, obtain the identity of the human remains as established by the
			 institution, agency, or individual releasing the remains and place an
			 identification bracelet or tag on the ankle or wrist of the remains. In the
			 case of a remains that must be placed in a protective pouch due to the
			 condition of the remains, an identification bracelet or tag should be placed
			 inside the pouch and a second bracelet or tag attached to the exterior of the
			 pouch.
(d) Follow the directions of
			 the individual or individuals that has/have the right to control the
			 disposition of the human remains.
(e) Record and maintain the following
			 information:
(i) Name of deceased;
(ii) Date of death;
(iii) Place of death;
(iv) Name and relationship of person(s)
			 having the right to control the disposition;
(v) Date and time of receipt of
			 remains;
(vi) Date and time of
			 refrigeration and/or embalming;
(vii) Date and time of removal of remains
			 from refrigeration;
(viii) Method,
			 date and location of disposition.
(f) Not separate any organs, viscera or
			 appendages of a human remains from any other portion of the remains for a
			 separate or different disposition.
(g) Provide refrigerated holding of a human
			 remains for which embalming has not been authorized. In addition to these
			 regulations, the handling and refrigeration of human remains shall be governed
			 by chapter 246-500 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-031 - Funeral establishment facility, equipment, and embalming and preparation room standards

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A funeral establishment or branch establishment shall:
(1) Have an exclusive area/office at an
			 identified location for conducting the business which is accessible to the
			 public.
(2) Provide private and
			 secure area(s) for holding human remains which will include:
(a) A mechanically or commercially acceptable
			 refrigerated holding area of adequate capacity for unembalmed remains with a
			 maximum temperature of 48 degrees Fahrenheit or as determined by chapter
			 246-500 WAC;
(b) A sink with hot
			 and cold running water;
(c) Covered
			 receptacles for soiled linens, bandages, refuse and other waste materials which
			 meet OSHA, WISHA, department of health and any other applicable
			 regulations;
(d) Adequate chemicals
			 for the disinfection of human remains and the equipment used in handling and
			 caring for human remains;
(e)
			 Chemical storage that meets OSHA, WISHA, department of health and any other
			 applicable regulations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-040 - Control of human remains

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No licensee will, directly or indirectly, assume control of any
				human remains without having first obtained authority from the person(s) having
				the right to control the disposition of the human remains under
				RCW
				68.50.160, as to matters relating to the
				preparation, handling and final disposition of the human remains (including
				steps in preparation, autopsy, embalming, dressing, viewing, videotaping,
				photographing, funeral, disposition merchandise, and disposition
				arrangements).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-040, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-040, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02; Rule 4, filed
				  9/17/64.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-050 - Confidentiality

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No licensee will divulge any information as to illness, cause
				of death, financial affairs or transactions, and any other information
				customarily considered confidential, obtained while serving in such licensed
				capacity.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-050, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02; Rule 5, filed
				  9/17/64.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-060 - Against concealment of crime

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(1) No licensee will remove, embalm, or
			 perform other preparation of a human remains when they have information
			 indicating crime or violence in connection with the cause of death, until
			 permission is obtained from a coroner, medical examiner or other qualified
			 official.
(2) Any licensee having
			 or obtaining, as a result of providing services, any information in relation to
			 a possible crime must communicate such information to a properly qualified
			 official.
(3) No licensee will
			 perform any act knowing that it will conceal evidence of crime.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-060, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02; 86-15-022 (Order PM 604),
				  § 308-48-060, filed 7/11/86; Rule 6, filed
				  9/17/64.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-075 - Display of licenses

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(1) A licensee
			 must display a license in each location where they are employed.
(2) If licensed work is provided by an agent
			 at the funeral establishment or branch, a copy of the license will be displayed
			 in each location where the licensed work occurs.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 87-11-063
				  (Order PM 652), § 308-48-075, filed
				  5/20/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-080 - Improper use of license

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No licensee shall lend, place, permit or authorize the
				placement of their license in any establishment or place of business unless the
				licensee is an owner, part owner or bona fide employee of such place of
				business, nor shall a funeral establishment or place of business to pretend or
				represent that it is legally qualified to perform funeral directing or
				embalming by any such improper use of their license.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-080, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07; Rule 8, filed
				  9/17/64.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-085 - Funeral establishments and branch establishments-Inspections

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(1) Funeral
			 establishments and branch establishments licensed under the provisions of
			 chapter 18.39 RCW will be inspected at least once each year by the duly
			 appointed department inspector.
(2)
			 Inspections shall cover compliance with applicable statutes and rules. Funeral
			 establishments and branch establishments will be open for inspection during
			 normal business hours. If the establishment or branch establishment is not
			 open, the ownership must identify someone to the department that can open the
			 establishment or branch establishment for an unannounced inspection, or provide
			 a method of access to the inspector.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-085, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02. Statutory Authority: RCW
				  18.39.157(4) [18.39.175(4)]. 88-08-015 (Order PM 716), § 308-48-085, filed
				  3/28/88; Order PL 273, §
										308-48-085, filed
				  8/1/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-132 - Funeral director licensure requirements

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An applicant for a license as a funeral director shall meet the
				following requirements:
(1) Be at
			 least eighteen years of age;
(2)
			 Complete the following education requirements at an accredited institution
			 approved by the board:
(a) Obtain an associate
			 of arts degree in mortuary science; or
(b) Complete two years of college course work
			 as follows:
(i) Obtain sixty semester credits
			 or ninety quarter credits of college-level instruction with a minimum 2.0 grade
			 point, or a grade of C or better, in courses listed in (b)(ii) of this
			 subsection.
(ii) Credits shall
			 include one course in psychology, one in mathematics, two courses in English
			 composition, two courses in social science, and three courses selected from the
			 following subjects: Behavioral sciences, public speaking, counseling, business
			 administration and management, computer science, and first aid.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-135 - Embalmer licensure requirements

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An applicant for a license as an embalmer must meet the
				following requirements:
(1) Be at
			 least eighteen years of age.
(2)
(a) Obtain an associate of arts degree in
			 mortuary science; or
(b) Complete a
			 course of instruction in an accredited mortuary science college program and
			 other college courses that total sixty semester hours or ninety quarter
			 hours.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-141 - Application for examination and reciprocity

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(1) Applicants for initial licensing as a
			 funeral director or embalmer must submit:
(a)
			 An application on a form prescribed by the board.
(b) Official sealed college
			 transcripts.
(c) Official national
			 board or other state board examination scores.
(d) A nonrefundable application fee as
			 defined in WAC
			 308-48-800.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-142 - Licensing examination

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(1)
			 The board adopts the national examination and grading procedure of the
			 International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
			 (ICFSEB).
(2) All applicants must
			 pass a state law examination. In addition, applicants for funeral director
			 licensing are required to pass an examination in funeral arts. Applicants for
			 embalmer licensing must pass an examination in funeral sciences.
(3) Examination fees must be paid to and
			 collected by the ICFSEB directly.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.050,
				  18.39.175,
				  43.24.086 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 09-17-116,
				  § 308-48-142, filed 8/18/09, effective
				  9/18/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-145 - Approval of embalming schools and accrediting associations

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(1) The board adopts the standards of the
			 American Board of Funeral Service Education, Inc., in approving courses of
			 instruction in embalming schools, pursuant to
			 RCW
			 18.39.035(2). The board
			 approves all schools accredited by, and in good standing with, the American
			 Board of Funeral Service Education, Inc.
(2) The board approves associations
			 accrediting schools, colleges or universities providing a two-year college
			 course pursuant to
			 RCW
			 18.39.045. The board approves of accrediting
			 groups recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The board
			 adopts the standards of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
The board may approve other accrediting associations which meet
				the board's standards. It is the responsibility of an association to apply for
				approval and of an applicant to ascertain whether or not a school, college or
				university has been accredited by an association approved by the
				board.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-145, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4),
				  18.39.035(2) and
				  18.39.045. 84-11-059 (Order PL 468
				  ), § 308-48-145, filed
				  5/18/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-150 - Course of training - Funeral director intern

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(1) For the purposes of
			 RCW
			 18.39.035, the term "one year course of
			 training" shall include assisting a licensed funeral director in coordinating
			 all aspects of at least twenty-five arrangements for funeral, memorial and/or
			 final disposition services for human remains.
(2) The term "one year" shall consist of at
			 least eighteen hundred hours of employment and cannot be completed in a period
			 of time less than one calendar year.
(3) Registered funeral director interns shall
			 provide a quarterly report to the board on a form supplied by the board
			 containing information relating to the arrangements, services, final
			 dispositions, and other duties of a funeral director the intern has assisted
			 with or performed during the required term of internship.
(4) Licensed sponsors shall provide a
			 quarterly report to the board on a form supplied by the board showing the
			 progress of the intern toward the skill level required to work
			 independently.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-18-030,
				  § 308-48-150, filed 8/28/07, effective 9/28/07; 07-03-027, §
				  308-48-150, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 97-21-062,
				  § 308-48-150, filed 10/14/97, effective 11/14/97; 86-15-022 (Order PM
				  604), § 308-48-150, filed 7/11/86; Order PL-259, § 308-48-150, filed
				  12/7/76; Order PL 122, §
										308-48-150, filed
				  5/9/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-160 - Course of training-Embalmer interns

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(1) For the purposes of
			 RCW
			 18.39.035, the term "two year course of
			 training" shall include the embalming of at least twenty-five human remains
			 under the supervision of a licensed embalmer.
(2) The term "two year" shall consist of at
			 least thirty-six hundred hours of employment and cannot be completed in a
			 period of time less than two calendar years.
(3) Registered embalmer interns shall provide
			 a quarterly report to the board on a form supplied by the board containing
			 information relating to the embalmings the intern has assisted with or
			 performed during the required term of internship.
(4) Licensed sponsors shall provide a
			 quarterly report to the board on a form supplied by the board showing the
			 progress of the intern toward the skill level required to work
			 independently.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-18-030,
				  § 308-48-160, filed 8/28/07, effective 9/28/07; 07-03-027, §
				  308-48-160, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 97-21-062,
				  § 308-48-160, filed 10/14/97, effective 11/14/97; 86-15-022 (Order PM
				  604), § 308-48-160, filed 7/11/86; Order PL-259, § 308-48-160, filed
				  12/7/76; Order PL 122, §
										308-48-160, filed
				  5/9/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-180 - Renewal of licenses-Funeral directors, embalmers, funeral director interns and embalmer interns

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(1) The annual
			 license renewal date for embalmers and funeral directors is the 31st day of
			 January of each year. The annual renewal license date for embalmer interns and
			 funeral director interns is the licensee's birth date. Interns making
			 application and fulfilling requirements for their first license will be issued
			 a license, which will expire on their next birth date.
(2) All licensees, with the exception of
			 academic intern, must renew annually.
(3) Before the expiration date of the
			 license, the director will mail a notice of renewal. The licensee must return
			 such notice along with current renewal fees prior to the expiration of the
			 license. Failure to renew the license prior to the expiration date will require
			 payment of a late fee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-180, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-180, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02; Order PL 207, §
										308-48-180, filed 11/5/75; Order
				  PL 171, §
										308-48-180, filed
				  5/20/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-200 - Report of internship registration, termination, transfer and credit

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(1) The
			 responsibility for notifying the director, department of licensing of
			 internship registration and termination rests with the licensee sponsor. In
			 order to protect the status of the intern in cases where the employing licensee
			 fails to initiate the required report of registration or termination, the
			 affected intern should initiate and ensure submission of same. The notification
			 shall be certified by signature of the sponsor.
(2) No credit for internship will be allowed
			 for any period during which the intern is not registered pursuant to
			 RCW
			 18.39.120. In the event an intern's sponsor
			 dies or is otherwise incapable of certifying internship credit, such credit may
			 be given by certification by another licensed funeral director or embalmer who
			 has knowledge of the work performed and the credit due or by documentation or
			 reasonable proof of such credit as determined by the board.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-200, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-200, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.120 and
				  18.39.175. 88-01-024 (Order PM
				  697), § 308-48-200, filed 12/9/87. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175. 83-04-020 (Order PL 419 ), §
				  308-48-200, filed 1/26/83; Order PL-249, § 308-48-200, filed
				  5/21/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-205 - Abandoned licensure applications

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If a licensing applicant fails to complete the licensing
				process and their records show no activity for six consecutive years, the board
				will consider the application abandoned. No activity includes, but is not
				limited to:
(1) Failure to submit the
			 required documents within six consecutive years from the receipt of the most
			 recent information submitted.
(2)
			 Failure to provide the board with any written communication during six
			 consecutive years indicating the applicant is attempting to complete the
			 licensing process.
(3) If the
			 application is considered abandoned, it may be archived or destroyed, and the
			 applicant will be required to reapply for licensure and comply with the
			 licensing requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-210 - Establishment licensure

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(1)
			 Any provider of any aspect of the care, shelter, transportation, embalming,
			 other preparation and arrangements for the disposition of human remains must be
			 licensed as a funeral establishment. Establishments must obtain a funeral
			 establishment or branch license for each location.
(2) The establishment license requirement
			 does not apply to a facility whose sole function is to perform reduction of
			 human remains.
(3) Branches of an
			 establishment may operate under the general license of the establishment,
			 pursuant to
			 RCW
			 18.39.145 and 18.39.148 and the following
			 terms and conditions:
(a) Branch(es) must
			 operate under the same name as the establishment.
(b) Branch(es) must display a current branch
			 license.
(c) Branch(es) must have a
			 licensed funeral director in its employ and available to provide any services
			 requiring the professional skills of a licensee.
(d) The failure of a branch to meet the
			 standards of an establishment may result in cancellation of the establishment
			 license, pursuant to RCW 18.39.148.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-220 - Designated funeral directors- Qualifications and responsibilities

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(1) For the
			 purposes of
			 RCW
			 18.39.145 each funeral establishment and
			 branch establishment must employ a designated funeral director. The designated
			 funeral director must:
(a) Have a minimum of
			 one year of practical experience as a licensed funeral director in the state of
			 Washington.
(b) Be involved in the
			 execution of the daily activities of the business.
(c) Complete and submit the designated
			 funeral director form when beginning and leaving the position of designated
			 funeral director.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-350 - AIDS prevention and information education requirements (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-350, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-350, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.24.270. 89-04-002 (Order PM 793), §
				  308-48-350, filed 1/19/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-510 - Continuing education requirements- Purpose (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-510, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority: 1984 c
				  279 § 53(b). 85-01-077 (Order PL 504 ), § 308-48-510, filed
				  12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-520 - Effective date of continuing education requirement (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-520, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-520, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02. Statutory Authority: 1984
				  c 279 § 53(b). 85-01-077 (Order PL 504 ), § 308-48-520, filed
				  12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-530 - Continuing education requirements

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To meet the statutory continuing education requirement for
				renewing licenses for funeral directors, embalmers, funeral director interns
				and embalmer interns, the board requires the following:
(1) To maintain active practice, licensees
			 must accumulate five hours of continuing education hours (CE) for the upcoming
			 one year renewal period.
(a) The five hours of
			 CE must include one hour of OSHA/WISHA training.
(b) Credits in excess of five hours cannot be
			 carried forward to another renewal period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-540 - Continuing education requirement to reinstate lapsed license

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Any person seeking to reinstate a license which has lapsed for
				less than one year must comply with the continuing education requirements for
				regular renewal of the license. Any person seeking to reinstate a license which
				has lapsed for one year or longer must present satisfactory evidence of having
				completed at least five hours of approved continuing education activities for
				the period prior to their reinstatement.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(7). 90-24-056,
				  § 308-48-540, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/3/91. Statutory Authority: 1984 c
				  279 § 53(b). 85-01-077 (Order PL 504 ), § 308-48-540, filed
				  12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-550 - Continuing education reporting requirement (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-550, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.120 and
				  18.39.175. 88-01-024 (Order PM
				  697), § 308-48-550, filed 12/9/87. Statutory Authority: 1984 c 279 §
				  53(b). 85-01-077 (Order PL 504 ), § 308-48-550, filed
				  12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-560 - Continuing education documentation may be required (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(7). 90-24-056,
				  § 308-48-560, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/3/91. Statutory Authority: 1984 c
				  279 § 53(b). 85-01-077 (Order PL 504 ), § 308-48-560, filed
				  12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-570 - Continuing education discretionary exception for emergency situation

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In emergency situations, such as personal or family sickness,
				the funeral and cemetery board may waive, for good cause shown, all or part of
				the continuing education requirement for a renewal period for an individual
				licensee. The board will require such verification of the emergency as is
				necessary to prove its existence.
Statutory Authority: 1984 c 279 § 53(b). 85-01-077
				  (Order PL 504 ), § 308-48-570, filed
				  12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-580 - Transfer of ownership or control- New licenses required

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A new license must be obtained following the sale or transfer
				of ownership or a controlling interest in a cemetery authority, reduction
				facility, funeral establishment, or branch establishment. All licenses are
				nontransferable.
Statutory Authority: 1984 c 279 § 53(b). 85-01-077
				  (Order PL 504 ), § 308-48-580, filed
				  12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-590 - Qualification for board approval of continuing education activities (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-590, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.120 and
				  18.39.175. 88-01-024 (Order PM
				  697), § 308-48-590, filed 12/9/87. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4) and (6) and
				  18.39.176. 85-19-013 (Order PL 550 ), § 308-48-590, filed 9/6/85.
				  Statutory Authority: 1984 c 279 § 53(b). 85-01-077 (Order PL 504 ), §
				  308-48-590, filed 12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-600 - Procedure for obtaining board approval of continuing education activity (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 02-19-019,
				  § 308-48-600, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02; 91-20-071, §
				  308-48-600, filed 9/26/91, effective 10/27/91. Statutory Authority: 1984 c 279
				  § 53(b). 85-01-077 (Order PL 504 ), § 308-48-600, filed
				  12/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-780 - Crematories-Inspections (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-03-027,
				  § 308-48-780, filed 1/5/07, effective 2/5/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 as amended by 1985 c 402 § 6.
				  85-21-066 (Order PL 561 ), § 308-48-780, filed
				  10/17/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-810 - Brief adjudicative proceedings-When they can be used (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 05-23-150,
				  § 308-48-810, filed 11/22/05, effective 12/23/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 97-21-063,
				  § 308-48-810, filed 10/14/97, effective
				  11/14/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-815 - Objections to brief adjudicative proceedings and conversion to formal adjudicative hearings (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 05-23-150,
				  § 308-48-815, filed 11/22/05, effective
				  12/23/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-840 - Funeral director and embalmer interns

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(1) A license as a funeral director intern or
			 embalmer intern shall not exceed a time period of five years cumulative.
			 Following completion of the internship program:
(a) The license for internship will not be
			 renewed.
(b) The intern must
			 qualify for licensure as a funeral director, embalmer or funeral director and
			 embalmer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-850 - Intern sponsors-Qualifications, limitations and responsibilities

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Licensees who supervise interns:
(1) Must be working and located in the same
			 licensed establishment as the intern, provided: Sponsors may permit interns to
			 perform work at branch establishment locations if required by their job
			 duties.
(2) Each sponsor can
			 supervise a maximum of three interns.
(3) Sponsors of funeral director interns must
			 have a minimum of one year of practical experience as a licensed funeral
			 director in the state of Washington.
(4) Sponsors of embalmer interns must have a
			 minimum of one year of practical experience as a licensed embalmer in the state
			 of Washington.
(5) Sponsors are
			 responsible for work performed by interns registered under the supervision of
			 the sponsor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-18-030,
				  § 308-48-850, filed 8/28/07, effective
				  9/28/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-860 - Registered intern examination (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-18-030,
				  § 308-48-860, filed 8/28/07, effective
				  9/28/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-870 - Leave of absence-Interns

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A leave of absence from internship requirements may be granted
				by the board with the following provisions:
(1) The intern submits an appeal to the board
			 for a leave of absence.
(2) The
			 intern is enlisted in military service of the United States or called to active
			 duty in the United States armed forces and resumes internship within one year
			 of release from military service.
(3) The intern is enrolled as a full-time
			 student in a funeral service education program accredited by the American Board
			 of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE).
(4) The board reserves the right to make a
			 determination to waive internship requirements for extenuating
			 circumstances.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-18-030,
				  § 308-48-870, filed 8/28/07, effective
				  9/28/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-48 - Funeral directors, embalmers, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis facilities, and natural organic reduction facilities › Section 308-48-880 - Transportation of human remains

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(1)
			 Transportation of human remains may be performed by unlicensed persons who are
			 employed by licensed funeral establishments in accordance with WAC
			 246-500-040.
(2) A business established for the sole
			 purpose of removals and/or transportation of human remains is required to
			 obtain a funeral establishment license in accordance with
			 RCW
			 18.39.145.
(3) All transportation of human remains shall
			 be in accordance with chapter 246-500 WAC and
			 RCW
			 70.58.230.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 07-18-030,
				  § 308-48-880, filed 8/28/07, effective
				  9/28/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-49 - Prearrangement funeral services › Section 308-49-100 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to implement the provisions of
				RCW
				18.39.240 through
				18.39.345
				and to establish rules for the registration of funeral establishments which
				enter into prearrangement funeral service contracts and to establish uniform
				minimum requirements for such contracts and prearrangement trust
				funds.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 90-17-148,
				  § 308-49-100, filed 8/22/90, effective 9/22/90. Statutory Authority: 1982
				  c 66 § 12. 83-04-021 (Order PL 420 ), § 308-49-100, filed
				  1/26/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-49 - Prearrangement funeral services › Section 308-49-130 - Definitions

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(1) "Board" means
			 the funeral and cemetery board created pursuant to RCW 18.39.-173.
(2) "Director" means the director of
			 licensing.
(3) "Embalmer" means a
			 person engaged in the profession or business of disinfecting and preserving
			 human remains for transportation or final disposition.
(4) "Funeral director" means a person engaged
			 in the profession or business of providing for the care, shelter,
			 transportation, and arrangements for the disposition of human remains that may
			 include arranging and directing funeral, memorial, or other services.
(5) "Funeral establishment" means a place of
			 business licensed in accordance with
			 RCW
			 18.39.145, that provides for any aspect of
			 the care, shelter, transportation, embalming, preparation, and arrangements for
			 the disposition of human remains and includes all areas of such entity and all
			 equipment, instruments, and supplies used in the care, shelter, transportation,
			 preparation, and embalming of human remains.
(6) "Funeral merchandise or services" means
			 those services normally performed and merchandise normally provided by funeral
			 establishments, including the sale of burial supplies and equipment, but
			 excluding the sale by a cemetery of lands or interests therein, services
			 incidental thereto, markers, memorials, monuments, equipment, crypts, niches,
			 or vaults.
(7) "Licensee" means any
			 person or entity holding a license, registration, endorsement, or permit under
			 this chapter issued by the director.
(8) "Method of disposition" means burial,
			 entombment, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, natural organic reduction,
			 anatomical donation or removal from state.
(9) "Prearrangement funeral service contract"
			 means any contract under which, for a specified consideration, a funeral
			 establishment promises, upon the death of the person named or implied in the
			 contract, to furnish funeral merchandise or services.
(10) "Public depositary" means a public
			 depositary defined by
			 RCW
			 39.58.010 or a state or federally chartered
			 credit union.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.39.175(4). 90-17-148,
				  § 308-49-130, filed 8/22/90, effective 9/22/90. Statutory Authority: 1982
				  c 66 § 12. 83-04-021 (Order PL 420 ), § 308-49-130, filed
				  1/26/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-49 - Prearrangement funeral services › Section 308-49-140 - Registration of establishments

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(1)
			 Each funeral establishment entering into prearrangement funeral service
			 contracts in which one or more of the following conditions exist must be
			 registered with the board before entering into such contracts:
(a) The sales price of the contract, using
			 either trust or insurance as a method of funding, guarantees a final price for
			 merchandise and services. The guarantee assures the purchaser that there will
			 be no additional charges for the merchandise and services disclosed within the
			 agreement.
(b) The sales price of
			 the contract using a trust as a method of funding plus accruals will be applied
			 toward the cost of merchandise and services at the time of need. Should the
			 cost of merchandise and services selected at the time of need exceed the sales
			 price of the contract plus accruals, the purchaser will pay the difference.
			 Should the cost of merchandise and services selected at the time of need be
			 less than the sales price of the contract plus accruals, the purchaser will
			 receive a refund for the difference.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-49 - Prearrangement funeral services › Section 308-49-150 - Prearrangement funeral service contract form requirements

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(1) The terms of prearrangement funeral
			 service contracts are of substantial importance to both consumers and the
			 establishment. Prearrangement funeral service contracts must be approved by the
			 board before being used by a funeral establishment.
(2) Contracts must be written in language
			 that can be easily understood by all parties and printed or typed in easily
			 readable type size and style.
(3)
			 Every prearrangement funeral service contract must include the following
			 information:
(a) The name of the purchaser and
			 the beneficiary of the contract;
(b) A description of the services and
			 merchandise to be provided;
(c) A
			 statement that if specific merchandise and services are not available,
			 merchandise and services of equal or better value will be furnished;
(d) A statement clearly setting forth whether
			 the purchase price fully pays for such services and merchandise or if the
			 purchase price is to be applied toward the cost of such services and
			 merchandise when they are provided;
(e) The total purchase price to be paid under
			 the contract and the manner and terms which will govern payment;
(f) If funded by a trust, that all funds
			 placed in trust plus net accruals are subject to refund; and
(g) If funded by insurance that the amounts
			 paid for by insurance may not be refundable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-49 - Prearrangement funeral services › Section 308-49-164 - Prearrangement funeral service trust agreement requirements

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(1) Each establishment entering into
			 prearrangement funeral service contracts which does not use insurance as a
			 method of funding shall establish one or more prearrangement funeral service
			 trust agreements.
(2) Such
			 prearrangement funeral service trust agreements shall be between the funeral
			 establishment and trustees designated by the funeral establishment. The
			 agreement shall include language that provides for:
(a) A minimum of two trustees;
(b) Duties and responsibilities of the
			 trustees;
(c) Method of removal of
			 trustees;
(d) Selection of
			 depository(ies);
(e) Details as to
			 investment and administration of the trust;
(f) Compensation of trustees and expenses to
			 be incurred;
(g) Accounting methods
			 to be used;
(h) Provisions for
			 amendment and termination of the trust agreement.