Florida Statutes Part VI - Cremation, Crematories, And Direct Disposition (Ss. 497.601-497.609)

• 497.601 - Direct Disposition; Duties.
  (1) Those individuals licensed as direct disposers may perform only those functions set forth below:(a) Remove human remains from the place of death and store human remains...
• 497.602 - Direct Disposers, License Required; Licensing Procedures And Criteria; Regulation.
  (1) LICENSE REQUIRED.—Any person who is not a licensed funeral director and who engages in the practice of direct disposition must be licensed pursuant to this...
• 497.603 - Direct Disposers, Renewal Of License.
  (1) A direct disposer’s license shall be renewed upon receipt of the renewal application and fee set by rule of the licensing authority but not to...
• 497.604 - Direct Disposal Establishments, License Required; Licensing Procedures And Criteria; License Renewal; Regulation; Display Of License.
  (1) LICENSE REQUIRED.—A direct disposer shall practice at a direct disposal establishment which has been licensed under this section and which may be a cinerator facility...
• 497.605 - Direct Disposition Not Funeral Directing.
  The duties, functions, and services performed by a direct disposer licensee, as provided by this chapter, shall not be deemed to constitute funeral directing or...
• 497.606 - Cinerator Facility, Licensure Required; Licensing Procedures And Criteria; License Renewal; Regulation.
  (1) LICENSE REQUIRED.—No person may conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a cinerator facility unless a license for such facility has been issued and is in good...
• 497.607 - Cremation; Procedure Required.
  (1) At the time of the arrangement for a cremation performed by any person licensed pursuant to this chapter, the person contracting for cremation services shall...
• 497.608 - Liability For Unintentional Commingling Of The Residue Of The Cremation Process.
  (1) The Legislature recognizes that the unintentional or incidental commingling of the residue of the cremation of human remains is an inevitable byproduct of the cremation...
• 497.609 - Liability Of Direct Disposers, Direct Disposal Establishments, Funeral Directors, Funeral Establishments, And Cinerator Facilities Regarding Cremation.
  If a direct disposer, direct disposal establishment, funeral director, funeral establishment, or cinerator facility is given a copy of the deceased’s declaration of intent to...

Last modified: September 23, 2016