Arkansas Administrative Code

17 CAR § 30-104. Licensee in charge of all care and disposition of human dead. (a)(1) Any person, partnership, enterprise, corporation, or any other form of organization holding himself, herself, or itself out to be in the business of the care and disposition of the human dead in…

17 CAR § 30-201. Types. (a) Four (4) types of funeral establishment licenses shall be issued by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services. (b) These establishment licenses are: (1) Funeral Establishment Type A-Full-Service Funeral Firm; (2) …

17 CAR § 30-202. Funeral Establishment Type A — Full-Service Funeral Firm. (a) Applicants seeking Type A licensure must meet the following minimum requirements: (1)(A) The application shall be completed on forms provided by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeter…

17 CAR § 30-203. Funeral Establishments Type B — Mortuary Service Firms. (a)(1) A mortuary service firm is an agent of a Type A establishment and as such does not make arrangements with the public. (2) Applicants seeking Type B licensure must meet the following minimum requiremen…

17 CAR § 30-204. Funeral Establishment Type C — Crematory. (a) A crematory is an agent of a Type A establishment and as such does not make arrangements with the public. (b) Any person doing business in this state, or any cemetery, funeral establishment, corporation, partnership, …

17 CAR § 30-205. Crematory authority — Cremation authorization and record keeping. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a crematory authority shall not cremate human remains until it has received: (1)(A) A cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent a…

17 CAR § 30-206. Cremation containers. (a) The cremation authority shall require that human remains be placed in a cremation container prior to cremation unless the remains are already in a casket. (b) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (c) of this section, no crematory au…

17 CAR § 30-207. Crematory retort operator. (a) Any person desiring to become licensed as a crematory retort operator in this state shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age and have received a high school diploma or a Certificate of General Educational Development. (b)(1) The…

17 CAR § 30-208. Cremation procedures. (a)(1) In the event a death comes under the authority of the coroner or medical examiner, the human remains shall not be received by the crematory authority until authorization to cremate has been received from the coroner of the county in w…

17 CAR § 30-209. Disposition of cremated remains. (a)(1) The authorizing agent shall be required to provide the person with whom cremation arrangements are made, a signed statement specifying the disposition of the cremated remains. (2) A copy of this statement shall be retained …

17 CAR § 30-210. Crematory authority — Limitation of liability. (a)(1) Each cremation authorization form used by a crematory authority shall include language that: (A) Authorizes it to proceed with the cremation and disposition of the cremains; and (B) Indemnifications to exempt …

17 CAR § 30-211. Administration. (a)(1) A crematory authority may implement additional reasonable rules, consistent with applicable law and this part, for the management and operation of a crematory. (2) Nothing in this provision shall prevent a crematory authority from implement…

17 CAR § 30-212. Preneed cremation arrangements. (a)(1) Cremation arrangements that are made on a preneed basis, between a consumer and a funeral establishment, may specify the ultimate disposition of the cremated remains, and that portion of the agreement shall be initialed by t…

17 CAR § 30-213. Sanitation and fire safety. (a)(1) The crematory, cremation chamber, and all related buildings and equipment shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. (2) All equipment in and related to the crematory shall be maintained in good condition according to t…

17 CAR § 30-214. Miscellaneous provisions relating to crematory authorities. (a) License holders agree that board representatives have the right to inspect the crematory and the records of the crematory authority at any time. (b)(1) License holders shall also agree to hold valid …

17 CAR § 30-215. Funeral Establishment Type D — Transport Service Firm. (a) A transport service firm is an agent of a Type A establishment and, as such, is prohibited from making arrangements with the public. (b) No transport service firm headquartered or having an office in the …

17 CAR § 30-301. Embalming science. (a) Any person desiring to apprentice in the science of embalming in this state shall: (1) Be eighteen (18) years of age; and (2) Have graduated from an accredited high school or have been issued a certificate of equivalency issued by: (A) The …

17 CAR § 30-302. Funeral directing. (a) Any person desiring to apprentice in the business of funeral directing in this state shall: (1) Be eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Have graduated from an accredited high school or have been issued a certificate of equivalency issued by: (A)…

17 CAR § 30-303. Registration. Any person desiring to register as an apprentice either in the science of embalming or the business of funeral directing must submit the following documents: (1) A completed application for apprentice funeral director or apprentice embalmer, or both…

17 CAR § 30-304. Case report deadline. (a) All funeral director and embalmer case reports must be filed in the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services office no later than the tenth of the month following the month in which the work was actual…

17 CAR § 30-305. Registration period. (a) Any person who is registered as an apprentice embalmer, funeral director, or both in the State of Arkansas is required to complete this apprenticeship within three (3) years of the date of registration. (b) If not completed within three (…

17 CAR § 30-306. Requirement to restart apprenticeship. (a) Any person who has served and completed an apprenticeship, but who did not pass the Arkansas Laws, Rules, and Regulations Exam, will be required to start the apprenticeship from the beginning when ten (10) or more years …

17 CAR § 30-307. Case reports. (a) All apprentice funeral directors shall submit fifty (50) case reports during the term of apprenticeship. (b) The case reports must document that each of the following responsibilities was performed: (1) Either make the arrangements or observe th…

17 CAR § 30-308. Additional locations. (a) Any person desiring to apprentice in the business of funeral directing or embalming with more than one (1) firm may do so by: (1) Completing the applicable apprenticeship form or forms, statement of apprenticeship form; and (2) Registeri…

17 CAR § 30-309. Additional supervisors. Any person registered as an apprentice who desires to add additional supervisors may do so by having those licensees send a signed, notarized statement to the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services off…

17 CAR § 30-310. Apprentice transfer. Any person registered as an apprentice who desires to leave a registered location for a new location, must register the new location with the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services before starting that ap…

17 CAR § 30-311. Notice of transfer. The funeral establishment shall be responsible for notifying the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services in writing if an apprentice leaves the employment of the establishment or is terminated from his or h…

17 CAR § 30-401. Qualifications of applicants for examination. (a) Any person desiring to be examined in the science of embalming in the State of Arkansas must meet the requirements set forth for taking the National Conference Exam. (b) Prior to taking the Arkansas Laws, Rules, a…

17 CAR § 30-402. Examinations and licensure. (a)(1) Regular examinations shall be held at the discretion of the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services. (2) Applicants for the examination shall be registered as either an apprentice embalmer or…

17 CAR § 30-403. Requirements for out-of-state licensure. (a) Any person holding a valid license as an embalmer, funeral director, or crematory retort operator in another state, United States territory, or provincial authority, who does not intend to become a resident of this sta…

17 CAR § 30-404. License renewals and reinstatements. (a) License renewals and reinstatements shall be made on forms provided by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services. (b)(1) All embalmer, funeral director, and crematory retort licenses …

17 CAR § 30-405. Duplicate embalmer, funeral director, crematory retort operator, and funeral establishment licenses. (a) Any licensee may request a duplicate license. (b) The request shall be accompanied by the required fee. (c) The fee shall be paid for each duplicate embalmer,…

17 CAR § 30-406. Fees. Embalmer license renewal (annual) $30.00 Embalmer license renewal (biennial) $60.00 Funeral director license renewal (annual) $30.00 Funeral director license renewal (biennial) $60.00 Crematory retort operator license renewal (annual) $30.00 Crematory retor…

17 CAR § 30-407. Lifetime licenses. (a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services shall waive the renewal fee for any funeral director, embalmer, or crematory retort operator whose license has been in force and effect for fifty (50) years or…

17 CAR § 30-501. Sales practices. (a)(1) All funeral merchandise shall have a visible price card. (2) The price card shall clearly state what merchandise and whether any services are included in the quoted price. (b) Every funeral firm, by a licensed funeral director, shall give …

17 CAR § 30-502. Funeral service practices. (a)(1) Prior to the removal of any body from the place of death, authorization shall be obtained from the authorizing agent who will be responsible for the post death arrangements. (2) The authorization may be obtained verbally, either …

17 CAR § 30-503. Complaints. (a) Complaints concerning violations of statutes or State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services rules may be made by the board itself, through its staff, or by a member of the public. (b) All complaints shall be submit…

17 CAR § 30-504. Parliamentary procedures. Robert’s Rules of Order is adopted as the official parliamentary manual, and the rules contained therein shall govern the Arkansas State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services in all cases to which they ar…

17 CAR § 30-505. Inspections. (a)(1) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services’ inspector shall inspect Type A, B, C, and D establishments for their initial inspection. (2) The inspection fee must be submitted with the application for the es…

17 CAR § 30-506. Continuing education. (a) Requirements for embalmers. (1)(A) Every licensed embalmer who desires to be actively engaged in the practice of embalming in Arkansas shall submit with the annual renewal application, evidence of satisfactory completion of at least six …

17 CAR § 30-601. Universal precautions. (a) In handling and preparing dead human bodies for final disposition, any person who comes in direct contact with an unembalmed dead human body or who enters a room where dead human bodies are embalmed, shall use universal precautions and …

17 CAR § 30-602. Preparation procedures — Controlled access to preparation room. (a) The preparation of a dead human body for final disposition shall be performed in privacy. (b) No person shall be permitted to be present in the preparation room while a dead human body is being e…

17 CAR § 30-603. Embalming or refrigeration required. A dead human body must be refrigerated, or packed in dry ice, or it must be embalmed by a licensed embalmer or registered apprentice or practicum student or clinical student in the following circumstances: (1) If the body will…

17 CAR § 30-604. Authorization to embalm. (a) No dead human body shall be embalmed without written authorization. (b) Written authorization to embalm a dead human body must be obtained from either the individual lawfully entitled to custody of the body, or the individual’s legal …

17 CAR § 30-605. Authorization to embalm — Required form. A written authorization to embalm must contain the required information: (1) The date of the authorization; (2) The name of the funeral establishment that will perform the embalming; (3) The name, address, and relationship…

17 CAR § 30-606. Embalmer required. (a) Embalming of a dead human body shall be performed only by an individual holding a license to practice mortuary science in Arkansas, a registered apprentice pursuant to Arkansas Code § 17-29-301(b)(1), or a student registered for a practicum…

17 CAR § 30-607. Bodies awaiting final disposition. (a) All bodies awaiting final disposition shall be kept in an appropriate holding facility or preparation and embalming room. (b) The holding facility must: (1) Be secure from access by anyone except the authorized personnel of …

17 CAR § 30-701. Type A funeral establishments — Required records. Every Type A establishment shall, at a minimum, retain a copy of the following records: (1) Each statement of funeral goods and services selected; (2) Burial site goods; (3) Burial site services selected; (4) Deat…

17 CAR § 30-702. Retention. (a) Funeral establishments must retain and make available for inspection, true and accurate copies of the records as specified in 17 CAR § 30-701, for a period of seven (7) years from the date of the arrangement conference. (b) Following this period, a…

17 CAR § 30-703. Type B funeral establishments — Required records. (a)(1) Every Type B establishment that causes a dead human body to be embalmed shall create and maintain on its premises or other business location in Arkansas, an accurate record of every embalming performed. (2)…