A. A person who holds an embalmer or funeral director license in good standing that was issued by the funeral services licensing authority of another jurisdiction and who desires an embalmer or funeral director license in this state shall meet the requirements and qualifications for licensure prescribed in this article.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1335

  • Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Embalmer: means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is engaged in embalming. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Embalming: means the implementation of reconstructive procedures and the process of disinfecting and preserving a dead human body to retard organic decomposition by treating the body to reduce the presence and growth of organisms. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Funeral directing: means arranging, directing or providing a service in the disposition of dead human bodies for compensation. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Funeral director: means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is engaged in funeral directing. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: means a written authorization that is issued by the department and that entitles a person to act as a funeral director or embalmer or to operate a funeral establishment, crematory or alkaline hydrolysis facility in this state. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the department may waive the testing requirements of section 32-1322, subsection A, paragraph 1 and subsection B, paragraph 1 if the person has actively practiced embalming or funeral directing in another jurisdiction within the three years immediately preceding the date that the person applies for a license in this state and the department determines that the requirements for licensure in the other jurisdiction are equal to or more stringent than the requirements prescribed in this article.

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