Michigan Laws 339.1804 – Funeral establishment; individuals required to be license holder for practice of mortuary science; funeral establishment use of name after death or retirement of member
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.1804
- Business entity: means a person described in section 105(5)(b) or (c), except a sole proprietorship or general partnership. See Michigan Laws 339.1801
- Funeral establishment: means a place of business used in the care and preparation for burial or transportation of a dead human body or a place where an individual represents that he or she is engaged in the profession of undertaking or the practice of mortuary science. See Michigan Laws 339.1801
- Holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science: means an individual who satisfactorily completes a course in mortuary science, passes an examination required under this article, serves the required resident training, and is issued a license for the practice of mortuary science. See Michigan Laws 339.1801
- Practice of funeral directing: means engaging in or representing oneself as engaging in the supervising of the burial and disposal of a dead human body, managing a funeral establishment for the preparation, disposition, and care of a dead human body, or using, in connection with the user's name or funeral establishment, the word "funeral director" "funeral service professional" "undertaker" or "mortician" or any other title embodying the words "mortuary science" or otherwise implying that the individual is engaged as a funeral director. See Michigan Laws 339.1801
- Practice of mortuary science: means the practice of embalming or the practice of funeral directing, or both. See Michigan Laws 339.1801
(1) An individual whose name appears in the name of a funeral establishment is considered to be actively engaged in the practice of funeral directing or the practice of mortuary science and must be a holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science.
(2) A business entity that is licensed as a funeral establishment under section 1806(3) may use or continue to use the name of the licensed funeral establishment after the death or retirement of a member, officer, or director if the death or retirement is reported to the department not more than 30 days after the death or retirement and if the name of the licensed funeral establishment was used prior to the death or retirement of the member, officer, or director.