Washington Code 18.39.145 – Funeral establishment license — Issuance — Requirements — Transferability — Expiration
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The board shall issue a funeral establishment license to any person, partnership, association, corporation, or other organization to operate a funeral establishment, at a specific location only, which has met the following requirements:
Terms Used In Washington Code 18.39.145
- Board: means the funeral and cemetery board created pursuant to RCW 18. See Washington Code 18.39.010
- 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.
- Director: means the director of licensing. See Washington Code 18.39.010
- Embalmer: means a person engaged in the profession or business of disinfecting and preserving human remains for transportation or final disposition. See Washington Code 18.39.010
- Funeral director: means a person engaged in the profession or business of providing for the care, shelter, transportation, and arrangements for the disposition of human remains that may include arranging and directing funeral, memorial, or other services. See Washington Code 18.39.010
- Funeral establishment: means a place of business licensed in accordance with RCW 18. See Washington Code 18.39.010
- 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: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(1) The applicant has designated the name under which the funeral establishment will operate and has designated the location for which the establishment license is to be issued;
(2) The applicant is licensed in this state as a funeral director or employs one licensed funeral director who will be in service at the designated location;
(3) The applicant has filed an application with the director as required by this chapter and paid the required filing fee pursuant to RCW 43.24.086;
(4) As a condition of applying for a new funeral establishment license, the person or entity desiring to acquire such ownership or control shall be bound by all then existing prearrangement funeral service contracts.
(5) All duties requiring a license will be performed by licensed individuals or registered interns.
The board may deny an application for a funeral establishment license, or issue a conditional license, if disciplinary action has previously been taken against the applicant or the applicant’s designated funeral director or embalmer. No funeral establishment license shall be transferable. An applicant may make application for more than one funeral establishment license so long as all of the requirements are met for each license. All funeral establishment licenses shall expire on January 31st, or as otherwise determined by the director.
NOTES:
Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.