Kentucky Statutes 316.170 – Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors — Membership — Qualifications — Compensation — Meetings
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(1) The board shall consist of five (5) members who shall be residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Four (4) members shall be Kentucky-licensed embalmers and Kentucky-licensed funeral directors actively practicing embalming and funeral directing in a Kentucky funeral establishment and shall have a minimum of ten (10) years’ consecutive experience in the practice of embalming and funeral directing in Kentucky immediately preceding their appointment. One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is not associated with or financially interested in the practice or business regulated.
(2) The Governor shall make all appointments to the board. The four (4) embalmer and funeral director members shall be appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky and from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Association of Morticians, Inc., for each position to be filled.
(3) The term of each member shall be four (4) years. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(4) Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired terms. (5) Each board member shall receive compensation as set forth in administrative
regulation, not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for each day of service actually
given in carrying out the board’s duties and shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling expenses and other necessary expenses incurred in attending board meetings and carrying out the board’s duties.
(6) The board shall elect annually a president from its members.
(7) The board shall meet as often as necessary to discharge its duties, but not less than once a year.
(8) Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 4, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch.
149, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 206, sec. 9, effective June 19, 1976. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 17, effective June 16,
1960. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from
Ky. Stat. sec. 1599a-1.
(2) The Governor shall make all appointments to the board. The four (4) embalmer and funeral director members shall be appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky and from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Association of Morticians, Inc., for each position to be filled.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 316.170
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
- Directors: when applied to corporations, includes managers or trustees. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Embalmer: means a person who preserves, restores, and disinfects dead human bodies by the application of chemical substances either externally or internally, or both. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
- establishment: means : (a) A full-service funeral establishment. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
- Funeral: means the ceremonies or services related to the final disposition and interment of a human body or body parts. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
- Funeral director: means a person who, for profit, engages in or represents himself or herself as engaged in the supervision, direction, and arrangement of funeral services, transportation, burials, and disposals of dead human bodies. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The term of each member shall be four (4) years. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(4) Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired terms. (5) Each board member shall receive compensation as set forth in administrative
regulation, not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for each day of service actually
given in carrying out the board’s duties and shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling expenses and other necessary expenses incurred in attending board meetings and carrying out the board’s duties.
(6) The board shall elect annually a president from its members.
(7) The board shall meet as often as necessary to discharge its duties, but not less than once a year.
(8) Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 4, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 40, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch.
149, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 206, sec. 9, effective June 19, 1976. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 17, effective June 16,
1960. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from
Ky. Stat. sec. 1599a-1.