Chapter 13. State Board of Funeral Directors  


Section 13.1. Definitions
Section 13.2. [Reserved]
Section 13.11. General requirements
Section 13.12. Fees
Section 13.13. [Reserved]
Section 13.21. Qualification
Section 13.22. Matriculation at approved school
Section 13.23. College requirements
Section 13.24. Coordinated course of study
Section 13.25. Application
Section 13.31. Qualifications
Section 13.32. Professional education
Section 13.33. [Reserved]
Section 13.34. Qualifications of preceptor
Section 13.35. Application for approval as a resident intern
Section 13.36. Restriction of intern
Section 13.37. General requirements
Section 13.38. Instruction
Section 13.39. [Reserved]
Section 13.40. Notification of discontinuance
Section 13.41. [Reserved]
Section 13.42. [Reserved]
Section 13.43. [Reserved]
Section 13.44. [Reserved]
Section 13.45. [Reserved]
Section 13.51. Length of resident intern training
Section 13.52. Minimum cases
Section 13.53. Presence at complete funeral transaction
Section 13.54. Resignation of intern
Section 13.55. [Reserved]
Section 13.56. [Reserved]
Section 13.61. Form
Section 13.62. Identification
Section 13.63. Verification of case requirements
Section 13.64. Affidavit of preceptor
Section 13.65. False affidavit
Section 13.66. Refusal of preceptor to furnish affidavit
Section 13.67. [Reserved]
Section 13.68. [Reserved]
Section 13.69. [Reserved]
Section 13.71. Examination requirements
Section 13.72. Examination before internship is completed
Section 13.73. Passing score
Section 13.74. Reexamination
Section 13.75. [Reserved]
Section 13.77. Limited license
Section 13.81. Designations
Section 13.82. Location of practice
Section 13.83. Effect of name designated on license
Section 13.84. Use of name of the predecessor
Section 13.85. [Reserved]
Section 13.86. [Reserved]
Section 13.91. Approval of a funeral establishment
Section 13.92. [Reserved]
Section 13.93. [Reserved]
Section 13.94. Requirements for funeral establishments
Section 13.101. [Reserved]
Section 13.102. [Reserved]
Section 13.103. Shared physical establishment
Section 13.104. [Reserved]
Section 13.105. [Reserved]
Section 13.106. [Reserved]
Section 13.107. [Reserved]
Section 13.108. Notification to Board
Section 13.109. Partnership license
Section 13.110. Application for partnership license
Section 13.111. Application for branch license
Section 13.112. Branch facility requirements
Section 13.113. Permanently assigned supervisor
Section 13.114. [Reserved]
Section 13.115. [Reserved]
Section 13.116. [Reserved]
Section 13.117. Business forms
Section 13.118. Registration of branch supervisor
Section 13.119. [Reserved]
Section 13.120. Termination of branch license
Section 13.121. Pre-1935 business corporation licenses
Section 13.122. Permanent supervisor
Section 13.123. Registration of permanent supervisor
Section 13.124. [Reserved]
Section 13.125. [Reserved]
Section 13.131. Generally
Section 13.132. Shareholder
Section 13.133. Name
Section 13.134. Combined professional services
Section 13.135. Limited ownership and operation
Section 13.136. [Reserved]
Section 13.137. [Reserved]
Section 13.138. [Reserved]
Section 13.139. [Reserved]
Section 13.140. [Reserved]
Section 13.141. Introduction
Section 13.142. Name
Section 13.143. Licensing of restricted business corporations
Section 13.144. Permanent supervisor
Section 13.145. [Reserved]
Section 13.151. Issuance of license
Section 13.152. Application
Section 13.153. Affidavit
Section 13.154. [Reserved]
Section 13.155. Permanent supervisor
Section 13.156. Registration of permanent supervisor
Section 13.157. Professional responsibility of supervisor
Section 13.158. Signing of documents
Section 13.158a. Name
Section 13.159. Location
Section 13.160. [Reserved]
Section 13.161. Temporary supervisor
Section 13.162. [Reserved]
Section 13.163. Classification of widow’s, widower’s and estate license
Section 13.164. [Reserved]
Section 13.165. [Reserved]
Section 13.171. General requirement
Section 13.172. Place of preparation of all human remains
Section 13.173. Approval by the Board
Section 13.174. Facilities and equipment required
Section 13.175. [Reserved]
Section 13.176. [Reserved]
Section 13.181. General knowledge
Section 13.182. Sanitation
Section 13.183. Food and beverages
Section 13.184. Prompt disposal of a deceased body
Section 13.185. Establishments—approval by the Board
Section 13.186. Use of preparation room
Section 13.187. Preparation or embalming of body
Section 13.188. [Reserved]
Section 13.189. [Reserved]
Section 13.190. [Reserved]
Section 13.191. General rule
Section 13.192. [Reserved]
Section 13.193. Advertising media to include licensed individual
Section 13.194. Names
Section 13.195. Prices
Section 13.196. Advertising formats acceptable to the Board
Section 13.197. [Reserved]
Section 13.198. [Reserved]
Section 13.199. [Reserved]
Section 13.200. [Reserved]
Section 13.201. Professional responsibilities
Section 13.202. Unprofessional conduct
Section 13.203. [Reserved]
Section 13.204. Written agreement
Section 13.205. Tentative agreements
Section 13.206. [Reserved]
Section 13.207. [Reserved]
Section 13.208. [Reserved]
Section 13.209. [Reserved]
Section 13.210. [Reserved]
Section 13.211. [Reserved]
Section 13.212. Cremation
Section 13.213. Means of transportation
Section 13.214. Commercial transportation of bodies
Section 13.215. Supervision of funeral service and interment
Section 13.216. [Reserved]
Section 13.217. [Reserved]
Section 13.218. [Reserved]
Section 13.219. [Reserved]
Section 13.220. [Reserved]
Section 13.221. [Reserved]
Section 13.222. [Reserved]
Section 13.223. [Reserved]
Section 13.224. Funding and reporting of prepaid burial contracts
Section 13.225. Affidavit for prepaid burial accounts
Section 13.226. Nature and description of escrow or trust accounts for prepaid burial contracts
Section 13.231. Biennial registration; unregistered status and inactive status; failure to renew
Section 13.251. Funeral supervisors and funeral directors on active duty—statement of policy
Section 13.252. Profession of funeral directing—statement of policy
Section 13.253. Inspections—statement of policy
Section 13.301. Definitions relating to child abuse reporting requirements
Section 13.302. Suspected child abuse—mandated reporting requirements
Section 13.303. Photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report
Section 13.304. Suspected death as a result of child abuse—mandated reporting requirement
Section 13.305. Immunity from liability
Section 13.306. Confidentiality—waived
Section 13.307. Noncompliance
Section 13.401. Credit hour requirements
Section 13.402. Reporting completion of continuing education
Section 13.403. Credit for approved continuing education
Section 13.404. Approval of continuing education courses or providers
Section 13.405. Provider responsibilities
Section 13.406. Demonstration of embalming techniques

Notation

Authority

   The provisions of this Chapter 13 issued under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  186); and the Funeral Director Law (63 P. S. § §  479.7—479.17), unless otherwise noted.

Source

   The provisions of this Chapter 13 adopted September 12, 1966, unless otherwise noted.

Cross References

   This chapter cited in 55 Pa. Code §  283.11 (relating to standards for providing burial or cremation, or both).