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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES |
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Chapter 18. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISHMENTS, EMBALMERS, AND CREMATORIES |
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Article 1. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISHMENTS, EMBALMERS, AND CREMATORIES |
| Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 43-18-1. Definitions |
| § 43-18-2. Declaration of policy |
| § 43-18-3. Practicing without complying with article |
| § 43-18-4. Unlicensed practice as constituting public nuisance; injunctions |
| § 43-18-5. Unlawful acts; exemption |
| § 43-18-6. Penalty |
| § 43-18-7. Termination |
| § 43-18-8. Identification of body or remains of deceased; affidavit required for cremated remains |
| § 43-18-9. Disposition of veterans' cremated remains |
| Part 2. STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE |
| § 43-18-20. Continuation of board |
| § 43-18-21. Composition of board; qualifications of members; vacancies; removal of members |
| § 43-18-22. Election of president; meetings; reimbursement of members; conflict of interest |
| § 43-18-23. Powers and duties; rules and regulations; seal |
| Part 3. LICENSES FOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS |
| § 43-18-40. Application for license; examination |
| § 43-18-41. Qualifications of embalmer or funeral director applicants |
| § 43-18-42. Reciprocity; examination upon meeting qualifications |
| § 43-18-43. Biennial renewal of licenses |
| § 43-18-44. Display of renewal license, wall certificate, or apprentice registration in office or place of business |
| § 43-18-45. Transferability of licenses |
| § 43-18-46. Grounds for denial or revocation of license or registration; other discipline |
| § 43-18-47. Revocation hearing; service on licensee or applicant; revocation or restriction of license or registration |
| § 43-18-48. Refusal to grant license or registration |
| § 43-18-49. Reinstatement of revoked license |
| § 43-18-50. Application for funeral service apprenticeship; period of apprenticeship |
| § 43-18-51. Renewal of registration of apprenticeship |
| § 43-18-52. Supervision and control of apprentices; reporting hours served |
| § 43-18-53. Leaves of absence during apprenticeship |
| § 43-18-54. Refusal to grant apprenticeship registration; grounds for suspension, revocation, limitation of, or refusal to renew registration; reregistration |
| § 43-18-55. Continuing education requirements for embalmers |
| § 43-18-56. Continuing education requirements for funeral directors |
| Part 4. OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND CREMATORIES |
| § 43-18-70. Practice at licensed funeral establishment or crematory; facilities; living quarters |
| § 43-18-71. Funeral establishments and crematories to be licensed and to employ licensed funeral director; display of name and license of funeral director |
| § 43-18-72. Crematories to be licensed; equipment, facilities, and personnel; application; reports; limitation of single body in retort |
| § 43-18-73. Renewal of licenses for the operation of funeral establishments and crematories; changes in ownership |
| § 43-18-74. Transferability of licenses |
| § 43-18-75. Inspections; suspension or revocation of license; other disciplinary actions |
| § 43-18-76. Fine schedule for violation of minimum standards |
| § 43-18-77. Funeral establishment or crematory temporarily without services of funeral director |
| § 43-18-78. Temporary destruction of licensed funeral establishment or crematory; use of temporary location during grace period |
| § 43-18-79. Death of license holder |
| § 43-18-80. Authorizing agent; statement specifying disposition of cremated remains; shipment of remains |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 43 Chapter 18 Article 1 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Disposition of dead bodies generally, T. 31, C. 21.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1990, effective April 11, 1990, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article, pertaining to funeral directors, embalmers, and operators of funeral establishments, consisted of Code Sections 43-18-1 through 43-18-8 (Part 1 of Article 1), 43-18-20 through 43-18-23 (Part 2 of Article 1), 43-18-40 through 43-18-50 (Part 3 of Article 1), and 43-18-70 through 43-18-77 (Part 4 of Article 1). These Code sections were based on Ga. L. 1899, p. 70, §§ 1-9; Civil Code 1910, §§ 1712-1720; Penal Code 1910, § 411; Ga. L. 1916, p. 77, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1925, p. 188, § 2; Ga. L. 1933, p. 132, §§ 1, 2, 5, 6, 9; Code 1933, §§ 84-801 -- 84-812, 84-816, 84-819 -- 84-823, 84-827 -- 84-829, 84-9912, 84-9913; Ga. L. 1935, p. 485, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1943, p. 307, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1950, p. 238, §§ 1-14, 17-20, 24-29; Ga. L. 1959, p. 359, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 806, §§ 1-10; Ga. L. 1966, p. 377, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 811, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1152, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 233, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1002, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1359, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1097, §§ 2-6; Code 1981, § 43-18-8; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43; Ga. L. 1984, p. 511, §§ 1-3.
Ga. L. 1990, p. 1372, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "nothing in this Act shall prohibit any funeral home director to conduct business outside of his or her county of residence."
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Organization, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia State Board of Funeral Service, Chapter 230-1.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1990, effective April 11, 1990, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article, pertaining to funeral directors, embalmers, and operators of funeral establishments, consisted of Code Sections 43-18-1 through 43-18-8 (Part 1 of Article 1), 43-18-20 through 43-18-23 (Part 2 of Article 1), 43-18-40 through 43-18-50 (Part 3 of Article 1), and 43-18-70 through 43-18-77 (Part 4 of Article 1). These Code sections were based on Ga. L. 1899, p. 70, §§ 1-9; Civil Code 1910, §§ 1712-1720; Penal Code 1910, § 411; Ga. L. 1916, p. 77, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 1925, p. 188, § 2; Ga. L. 1933, p. 132, §§ 1, 2, 5, 6, 9; Code 1933, §§ 84-801 -- 84-812, 84-816, 84-819 -- 84-823, 84-827 -- 84-829, 84-9912, 84-9913; Ga. L. 1935, p. 485, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1943, p. 307, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1950, p. 238, §§ 1-14, 17-20, 24-29; Ga. L. 1959, p. 359, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 806, §§ 1-10; Ga. L. 1966, p. 377, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 811, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1152, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 233, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1002, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1359, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1097, §§ 2-6; Code 1981, § 43-18-8; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43; Ga. L. 1984, p. 511, §§ 1-3.
Ga. L. 1990, p. 1372, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "nothing in this Act shall prohibit any funeral home director to conduct business outside of his or her county of residence."
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Organization, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia State Board of Funeral Service, Chapter 230-1.