Michigan Compiled Laws 299-1980-18 Article 18 (339.1801...339.1812)

• Section 339.1801 Definitions.
  As used in this article: (a) "Funeral establishment" means a place of business used in the care and preparation for burial or transportation of...
• Section 339.1802 Board Of Examiners In Mortuary Science; Creation.
  The board of examiners in mortuary science is created. History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 Popular Name: Act 299
• Section 339.1803 Placing Chemical On Or In Dead Human Body By Unlicensed Person As Violation; Article Inapplicable To Resident Trainee; License Required For Practice Of Embalming.
  The placing of a chemical on or in a dead human body by a person who is not the holder of a license for...
• Section 339.1804 Funeral Establishment; Individuals Required To Be License Holder For Practice Of Mortuary Science; Use Of Name After Death Or Retirement Of Member.
  (1) An individual whose name appears in connection with that of a funeral establishment shall be considered as actively engaged in the practice of...
• Section 339.1805 Authorized Activities Of Licensee.
  A person licensed under this article may disinfect or preserve a dead human body, entirely or in part, by the use of a chemical...
• Section 339.1806 Practice Of Mortuary Science; License; Requirements; Inspection; Revocation Or Cancellation Of License; Reporting Change In Ownership Or Location; Reciprocity.
  (1) The department shall issue a license to engage in the practice of mortuary science to an individual who meets all of the following:...
• Section 339.1806a Practice Of Mortuary Science; Issuance Of Courtesy License; Requirements; Validity; Conduct; Prohibitions; Restrictions; "Courtesy License" Defined.
  (1) The department may issue a courtesy license to engage in the practice of mortuary science to an individual if the department determines that...
• Section 339.1807 Holder Of License For Practice Of Mortuary Science; Registration With City Or Village Registrar; Transportation Permit; Receiving Dead Body For Shipment Or Transportation; Removal Or Shipping Permit; Shipping Dead Human Body For Anatomical Purpose.
  (1) The holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science shall register with the office of the registrar of each city or...
• Section 339.1808 Resident Trainee; License; Qualifications; Service; Notice; Reports; Statement; Supervision.
  (1) The department shall issue a license as a resident trainee to an individual who is of good moral character and possesses a high...
• Section 339.1809 Funeral Establishment; Operation By License Holder; Displaying Name Of Licensee; Registration Of Owner's Name; Revocation Of License; Operation Of Branch Establishment; Inspection Of Premises; Preparation Room And Equipment; Compliance.
  (1) A funeral establishment shall be operated by a person who is the holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science. The...
• Section 339.1809a Disposition Of Unclaimed Cremated Remains; Immunity From Liability; Definitions.
  (1) A person licensed in the practice of mortuary science is immune from civil liability for the proper disposition of unclaimed cremated remains if...
• Section 339.1809b Determination Of Unclaimed Cremated Remains As Veteran; Disposition; Immunity From Liability.
  (1) A person licensed in the practice of mortuary science may compile a list of names of the unclaimed cremated remains held in his...
• Section 339.1810 Prohibited Conduct; Penalties; Rules; Training Employees.
  (1) A person shall be subject to the penalties of article 6 if the person commits 1 of the following: (a) Solicitation of a...
• Section 339.1811 Purchase Of Vault Or Similar Receptacle As Condition To Burial Prohibited; Discrimination; Right To Require Vault Not Impaired.
  (1) The purchase of a vault or similar receptacle designed or intended to enclose or receive a casket, coffin, or other similar container from...
• Section 339.1812 Owning Or Conducting Cemetery Or Burial Ground And Owning Or Maintaining Funeral Establishment Prohibited; Exception; Owning Or Conducting Funeral Establishment On Property Owned Or Leased By Cemetery Prohibited; Owner Of Private Burial Ground Owning Or Maintaining Funeral Establishment.
  (1) An individual, partnership, association, municipal corporation, body politic, or corporation which owns or conducts, either directly or indirectly, a cemetery or burial ground...

Last modified: October 10, 2016