§ 32-1381 Funeral establishments; license required
§ 32-1382 Funeral establishment requirements; responsible funeral director
§ 32-1383 Application; qualifications for funeral establishment licensure
§ 32-1385 Retention of records
§ 32-1386 Renewal of funeral establishment licenses
§ 32-1387 Display of license
§ 32-1388 Nontransferability of funeral establishment licenses; change of ownership; interim permits; definition
§ 32-1389 Application for change of name
§ 32-1390 Application for change of location
§ 32-1390.01 Prohibited acts; disciplinary actions; agents and employees; civil penalty
§ 32-1390.02 Disciplinary proceedings; notice

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 12 > Article 4 - Licensing and Regulation of Funeral Establishments

  • Business entity: includes any corporation, association, limited liability company, professional corporation, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, business trust, trust, joint venture and other business entity. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Casket: means a rigid container that is designed to permanently encase human remains and that is usually constructed of wood, metal or synthetic substances and ornamented and lined with fabric. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Change of ownership: means a transfer of a controlling legal or equitable interest in a licensed funeral establishment or crematory resulting from a sale or merger. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Disciplinary action: means an action taken to revoke or suspend a license, to impose probationary requirements or civil penalties or to issue a letter of censure or reprimand to any person who is subject to this chapter and who violates any provision of this chapter or rules. 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
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Funeral director: means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter and who is engaged in funeral directing. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Funeral establishment: means a business at a specific location that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and that is devoted to the care, storage or preparation for final disposition or transportation of dead human bodies. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • 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
  • Licensee: means a person to whom the department has issued a license under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Manage: means :

    (a) That a responsible funeral director exercises control and oversight over all employees of a funeral establishment and over funeral transactions, including caring for dead human bodies, funeral services and activities and documenting and retaining records. See Arizona Laws 32-1301

  • Outer burial container: means a container that is designed for placement in a grave around a casket, including burial vaults, grave boxes and grave liners. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Preparation: means washing, shaving, dressing or arranging hair on, applying cosmetics to or positioning bodily features on a dead human body and placing the dead human body in a casket. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Responsible funeral director: means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter, who is engaged in funeral directing and who manages and is accountable for a funeral establishment. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Universal precautions: means the universal blood and fluid precautions recommended by the centers for disease control of the United States public health service to prevent the transmission of bloodborne and bodily fluid-borne infectious diseases. See Arizona Laws 32-1301
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215