There shall be appointed by the board an agent whose title shall be “inspector of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.” The inspector shall receive such compensation as the board may determine. The inspector shall hold office during the pleasure of the board which shall determine what his duties shall be. The inspector may enter the office, premises, establishment or place of business of any funeral director or embalmer in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any office, premises, establishment or place where the practice of funeral directing or embalming is carried on, or where the practice is advertised as being carried on, for the purpose of inspecting the office, premises or establishment for violations of this chapter and for the purpose of inspecting the license and registration of any funeral director, embalmer, licensee or resident apprentice operating therein.
Effective: July 15, 1988

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 316.260

  • Apprentice: means a person engaged in learning the practice of embalming or funeral directing who is under the instruction and personal supervision of a Kentucky-licensed embalmer or a Kentucky-licensed funeral director. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
  • 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

History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988.

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