Florida Administrative Code

(1) This rule implements section 497.382, F.S. (2) Each funeral establishment, direct disposal establishment, cinerator facility, and centralized embalming facility, shall each month complete the form identified in subsection (3), below, as pertinent to its category of licensure.…

Applications for funeral establishment licensure shall be filed with the Department at least 30 days prior to the date the establishment is scheduled to open for business. (1) The Department shall issue a license to any applicant the Board or its designee certifies as having met …

(1) All funeral establishments shall be subject to inspection by the Department at all times with or without notice. The inspection shall include, but not be limited to, all offices, closets, rooms, refrigeration room, preparation room, casket areas, alternate container areas, ch…

The Department shall inspect funeral establishments on the basis of the following: (1) There shall be either a refrigeration room for the storage of dead human bodies, or written arrangements for the refrigeration and storage of dead human bodies at a facility within 75 miles of …

(1) The application fee for a funeral establishment shall be $300.00 and will include licensure for the remainder of the biennium during which license application is granted. (2) The biennial renewal fee for funeral establishments shall be $450.00. (3) Each funeral establishment …

(1) This rule implements Sections 497.380(15) and 497.604(10), F.S. (2) The current establishment license and the license of any funeral director or embalmer or direct disposer employed in the establishment shall be displayed for public inspection, in a conspicuous place inside t…

Each funeral establishment shall retain copies of all signed at need and pre-need contracts and written agreements used in making arrangements for final disposition of dead human bodies for at least two (2) years after such final disposition. Such establishments shall also retain…

(1) The full-time funeral director in charge of each funeral establishment shall be responsible for making sure that a licensed funeral director is reasonably available to the public during normal business hours for that establishment. (2) For purposes of this rule: (a) "Full-tim…

The Board office shall be notified in writing within 20 days of any change in a funeral director in charge (FDIC). The former FDIC, the new FDIC, and the funeral establishment shall be responsible for filing such notice. Rulemaking Authority 497.103, 497.380 FS. Law Implemented 4…

Funeral directors performing disinterments shall report the name of the deceased, the date of death, the date disinterred, place of original burial, name and license number of funeral director responsible for disinterment, disinterment or burial transit number on the Report of Ca…

Each licensee and registrant shall provide by mail written notification to the Department the licensee's current mailing address and place of practice. The term "place of practice" means the physical location where the practice of the profession occurs, and for a funeral director…

(1) Applications for cinerator facility licensure shall be filed with the Department at least 30 days prior to the date the facility is scheduled to open for business. The Board shall designate a board member to review all applications for cinerator facility licensure. The Depart…

Each cinerator facility shall be inspected prior to the issuance and renewal of its license and shall meet the following criteria: (1) Maintain one or more retorts for the reduction of dead human bodies. (2) Maintain refrigeration which satisfies the standards set by the Departme…

(1) The application fee for a cinerator facility shall be $450.00 and will include licensure for the remainder of the biennium during which license application is granted. (2) The biennial renewal fee for cinerator facilities shall be $450.00. (3) Each cinerator facility shall be…

(1) Cinerator facility operators shall establish a system of identification of human remains received for cremation. This system shall be designed to track the identity of the remains from time of receipt until completion of the cremation and delivery of the cremated remains to t…

Each cinerator facility shall designate in writing a supervising funeral director or direct disposer at the time of application for licensure and within 20 days of any changes in such supervising funeral director or direct disposer. Rulemaking Authority 497.103, 497.606 FS. Law I…

(1) A cinerator facility operator shall follow its written procedures for the removal of cremated remains and the postcremation processing, shipping, packing, or identification of those remains filed with and approved by the Board, or it may adopt the following standard uniform p…

Rulemaking Authority 497.103, 497.602 FS. Law Implemented 497.602 FS. History-New 2-13-80, Amended 5-21-81, Formerly 21J-23.01, 21J-23.001, Amended 1-4-98, 11-17-99, Formerly 61G8-23.001, Repealed 6-3-26.

(1) An applicant shall be required to attain a score of 75% on the written examination prepared and administered by the Department with a fractional percentage score of one-half (.5) point or higher, raised to the next whole number. (2) The area of competency to be covered by the…

(1) Direct disposer licenses shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on August 31 of every odd-numbered calendar year. (2) Renewal fees for direct disposers shall be as specified in Rule 69K-17.0030, F.A.C. In addition, the unlicensed activity fee in the amount of $5.00, required under Sectio…

(1) At least thirty (30) days before the beginning of operation, a direct disposal establishment owner shall apply to the Department on a form provided by the Department for approval. Information to be provided shall include the correct street address, all telephone numbers and a…

(1) A "direct disposer in charge" means a registered direct disposer who is responsible for the day to day operation of a direct disposal establishment. (2) Each direct disposer in charge shall be responsible for making sure the direct disposal establishment and all persons emplo…

(1) At least thirty (30) days before the initiation of operation of a removal service, refrigeration facility or centralized Embalming Facility, the owner shall make application to the Board. Information to be provided shall include the corporate name, business name, correct stre…

(1) Removal services that are operated independently of funeral establishments and direct disposal establishments shall register with the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services. (2) Removal services shall apply to the Department to be registered and shall pay a nonrefu…

(1) Removal services shall at all times be subject to inspection of all its buildings, grounds and vehicles used in the conduct of its business by the Department, or any of its designated representatives and agents, or local Department of Health inspectors. (2) Employees of the r…

Each removal service shall be inspected prior to the issuance and annually for renewal of its license and shall meet the following criteria: (1) Compliance with rule 69K-24.021, F.A.C. (2) Either have on site or immediately available sufficient sealed containers of a type require…

(1) The fee for each duplicate license shall be $25. To obtain a duplicate license, a licensee must inform the department that the licensee needs a duplicate license and pay the duplicate license fee to the department. (2) The renewal penalty fee for a delinquent license shall be…

Removal services shall establish a system of identification of human remains received for removal. This system shall be designed to track the identity of the remains from time of receipt until delivery of the remains to the authorized persons, or until otherwise disposed of in ac…

(1) Refrigeration services that are operated independently of funeral establishments and direct disposal establishments shall register with the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services. (2) Refrigeration services shall apply to the Department to be registered and shall p…

(1) Refrigeration services shall make available to Department inspectors at any time requested its buildings, grounds and vehicles used in the conduct of its business. (2) Employees of the refrigeration service shall possess identification of their employer and such identificatio…

Each refrigeration service shall be inspected prior to the issuance and renewal of its license and shall meet the following criteria: (1) Compliance with rule 69K-24.031, F.A.C. (2) Either have on site or immediately available sufficient sealed containers of a type required for t…

(1) The fee for each duplicate license shall be $25. To obtain a duplicate license, a licensee must inform the department that the licensee needs a duplicate license and pay the duplicate license fee to the department. (2) The renewal penalty fee for a delinquent license shall be…

Refrigeration services shall establish a system of identification of human remains received. This system shall be designed to track the identity of the remains from time of receipt until delivery of the remains to the authorized persons, or until otherwise disposed of in accordan…

(1) Centralized embalming facilities that are operated independently of funeral establishments shall register with the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services. (2) Centralized embalming facilities shall apply to the Department to be registered and shall pay a nonrefunda…

(1) All centralized embalming facilities shall be subject to inspection by the Department at all times. The inspection shall include all buildings, grounds and vehicles used in the embalming business. (2) All new centralized embalming facilities shall be inspected and shall recei…

The Department shall inspect centralized embalming facilities on the basis of the following: (1) There shall be a refrigeration equipment large enough to store all dead human bodies found in the facility at any given time; and (2) A preparation room equipped as follows: (a) An ex…

Centralized embalming facilities shall establish a system of identification of human remains received. This system shall be designed to track the identity of the remains from time of receipt until delivery of the remains to the authorized persons, or until otherwise disposed of i…

(1) The fee for each duplicate license shall be $25. To obtain a duplicate license, a licensee must: (a) File a written statement with the department that the license has been lost, stolen, or destroyed; (b) Pay the duplicate license fee to the department. (2) The renewal penalty…

(1) The Board specifically finds that no presumption shall arise as to equivalence or stringency of requirements or examinations of other states except as provided by this rule, and that a determination of equivalence or stringency shall be determined in the manner set forth here…

(1) The Board specifically finds that no presumption shall arise to equivalence or stringency of requirements or examinations of other states except as provided by this rule, and that a determination of equivalence or stringency shall be determined in the manner set forth herein.…

(1) A member of the United States Armed Forces and a veteran of the United States Armed Forces whose appointed duties in the military is/was to act as a mortician or mortuary specialist, is eligible for licensure as a funeral director if the following are submitted: (a) Proof of …

(1) An applicant for licensure by endorsement as an embalmer or as a funeral director may, at the time of application, request to be registered to practice as a temporary embalmer or a temporary funeral director while awaiting to take the licensure examination required in Section…

(1) A limited licensee shall only provide services during times of critical need within the State and shall work for an entity licensed under Chapter 497, F.S. A limited license shall be effective for so long as the executive order from the Governor or federal order declaring a s…

(1) Persons desiring to become an embalmer apprentice shall submit to the Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, an Application For Embalmer Apprentice License, (Rev. 1/2017), Form DFS-N1-1755, incorporated herein by reference, and may be obtained from http://www.f…

Rulemaking Authority 497.103 FS. Law Implemented 497.166 FS. History-New 10-13-82, Formerly 21J-28.01, 21J-28.001, Amended 11-23-00, 11-26-02, Formerly 61G8-28.001, Repealed 10-11-15.

(1) It is the policy of the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services that advertising by persons and entities licensed or registered pursuant to chapter 497, F.S., in this state shall be regulated to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, while not abridgi…

(1) THE PURPOSE OF THE DISCIPLINARY GUIDELINES IS TO GIVE NOTICE THE LICENSEES AND OTHERS OF THE RANGE OF PENALTIES WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF PARTICULAR PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 497, F.S., AND RULES PROMULGATED THERETO. The disciplinary guidelines are based upon a singl…