Title 54

NRS 642.310 Requirements for apprentice to become licensed embalmer: Application for examination. Before a registered apprentice may take the examination for a license to practice the profession of embalming pursuant to NRS 642.090, the registered apprentice must file an applicat…

NRS 642.320 Requirements for apprentice to become licensed embalmer: Application for licensure. All registered apprentices shall file applications for licenses to practice the profession of embalming within 12 months after they have completed the required 1 year of apprenticeship…

NRS 642.330 Requirements for apprentice to become licensed embalmer: Academic qualifications. 1. Before a registered apprentice may take the examination for a license to practice the profession of embalming pursuant to NRS 642.090, the registered apprentice must have graduated fr…

NRS 642.340 Funeral directors: License required to engage in or hold out as engaging in business of funeral director; place of business. 1. A person shall not engage in or conduct, or hold himself or herself out as engaging in or conducting, the business of a funeral director unl…

NRS 642.345 Funeral directors: Management of funeral establishment or direct cremation facility prohibited without approval of Board; responsibilities. 1. A funeral director shall not manage a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility unless the funeral director has been…

NRS 642.350 Funeral directors: Renewal of license issued on or before July 1, 1959. Any funeral director who, on July 1, 1959, is engaged in or conducting the business of a funeral director, at a fixed place or establishment in this State, must be issued a license upon applicatio…

NRS 642.360 Funeral directors: Application for license; qualifications of applicant; examination of certain applicants; fees. 1. An application for a funeral director’s license must be in writing and verified on a form provided by the Board. 2. Each applicant must be over 18 year…

NRS 642.361 Funeral arrangers: License required to engage in or hold out as engaging in business of funeral arranger; place of business; exceptions. 1. A person shall not engage in or conduct, or hold himself or herself out as engaging in or conducting, the business of a funeral …

NRS 642.362 Funeral arrangers: Application for license; qualifications of applicant; examination; fees. 1. An application for a license as a funeral arranger must be submitted to the Executive Director of the Board on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. 2. Each applic…

NRS 642.363 Funeral establishments: Permit required before operation; separate permit required for each establishment. 1. The owner of a funeral establishment shall not operate or allow another person to operate the establishment unless the owner has been issued a permit by the B…

NRS 642.365 Funeral establishments: Application for permit; qualifications of applicant; requirements; fee. 1. An application for a permit to operate a funeral establishment must be in writing and be verified on a form provided by the Board. 2. Each applicant must: (a) Be of good…

NRS 642.367 Direct cremation facilities: Permit required for operation; separate permit required for each facility. 1. The owner of a direct cremation facility located in this State shall not operate or allow another person to operate the facility unless the owner holds a valid p…

NRS 642.368 Direct cremation facilities: Application for permit; qualifications of applicant; fee; inspection of facility. 1. An application for a permit to operate a direct cremation facility must be submitted to the Executive Director of the Board, on a form and in a manner pre…

NRS 642.410 Time limited for granting or refusal of application. Every application shall be granted or refused within 90 days from the date of filing of such application in case a hearing is held. (Added to NRS by 1959, 845)

NRS 642.416 Renewal of license as funeral director: Continuing education. 1. A person licensed as a funeral director must complete 12 hours of continuing education in a field relevant to the funeral industry before renewal of his or her license and maintain proof of completion of…

NRS 642.420 Renewal of license: Fee. Each licensed funeral director and each person who is licensed as a funeral arranger shall pay the fee prescribed in NRS 642.0696 for the renewal of the license. (Added to NRS by 1959, 845; A 1975, 710; 1995, 270; 2003, 1275; 2015, 1960)

NRS 642.430 Renewal of license: Notice; late renewal fee; issuance of renewal certificate. 1. The Board shall mail, on or before January 1 of each even-numbered year, to each licensed funeral director and each person licensed as a funeral arranger, addressed to such licensee at h…

NRS 642.435 Renewal of permit: Fee; unannounced inspection; notice; late renewal fee; issuance of renewal certificate. 1. Each person who is issued a permit to operate a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility must pay the fee prescribed in NRS 642.0696 for the renewal…

NRS 642.440 Reinstatement of lapsed license. When a licensed funeral director or funeral arranger has for any reason allowed the license to lapse, the Board may reinstate such license if application therefor is made within a period of 3 years from the time of the lapse and is acc…

NRS 642.450 Special temporary license issued to legal representative of deceased funeral director: Limitations and conditions. 1. In case of the death of a licensed funeral director who leaves a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility as part or all of his or her estat…

NRS 642.455 Placement of license on inactive status; reactivation. 1. Upon written request to the Board and payment of the fee prescribed in NRS 642.0696, a person who holds a funeral director’s license or a license as a funeral arranger and who is a licensee in good standing may…

NRS 642.460 Contents and display of license. Each funeral director’s license and each license as a funeral arranger must specify the name of the licensee and be displayed conspicuously in the place of business or employment of the licensee. (Added to NRS by 1959, 845; A 1995, 271…

NRS 642.465 Contents and display of permit; operation and advertisement of funeral establishment or direct cremation facility by person named on permit; maintenance of facility; no prohibition on embalming at central location. 1. Each permit to operate a funeral establishment or …

NRS 642.511 Submission of fingerprints. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant for a license to practice the profession of embalming, a certificate of registration to serve as a registered apprentice to a licensed embalmer, a funeral directo…

NRS 642.512 Moral character of applicant. Each applicant for a license, permit or certificate issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter or chapter 451 or 452 of NRS must furnish proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is of good moral character. (Added to NRS by 195…

NRS 642.513 Investigation by Board of character of applicant. Upon receipt of an application for a license, permit or certificate issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter or chapter 451 or 452 of NRS, the Board shall cause an investigation to be made as to the character of th…

NRS 642.515 Temporary authorization for applicant to engage in regulated activities while application is pending. 1. The Board may provide for a temporary authorization for an applicant for a license, certificate or permit issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter or chapter 4…

NRS 642.516 Subpoenas; hearings; requirements for issuance. 1. The Board may subpoena witnesses. 2. After a proper hearing, the Board shall issue to an applicant a license, permit or certificate, as applicable, if it finds that the applicant: (a) Is of good moral character; (b) F…

NRS 642.5172 “False or misleading advertising” defined. For the purposes of NRS 642.5175, false or misleading advertising includes: 1. Advertising the price of caskets exclusively, without stating the prices of other merchandise and services. 2. Offering service at cost plus a pe…

NRS 642.5174 “Unprofessional conduct” defined. For the purposes of NRS 642.5175, unprofessional conduct includes: 1. Misrepresentation or fraud in the operation of a funeral establishment, direct cremation facility, cemetery or crematory, or the practice of a funeral director or …

NRS 642.5175 Grounds. The following acts are grounds for which the Board may take disciplinary action against any person who holds a license, permit or certificate issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter or chapter 451 or 452 of NRS, or may refuse to issue such a license, pe…

NRS 642.5176 Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline deemed public records. 1. If the Board determines that a person who holds a license, permit or certificate issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter or chapter 451 or 452 of …

NRS 642.5178 Petition for revocation or suspension of license, permit or certificate. 1. A petition for the revocation or suspension of a license, permit or certificate issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter or chapter 451 or 452 of NRS may be filed by the Attorney General …

NRS 642.518 Immediate suspension of license, permit or certificate: Grounds; procedure. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS: 1. If the Board finds that probable cause exists for the revocation of a license, permit or certificate issued by the Board pursuant to t…

NRS 642.521 Suspension of license, permit or certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license, permit or certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requi…

NRS 642.523 Order of revocation or suspension of permit or license. 1. Each order of revocation or suspension of a permit to operate a funeral establishment or direct cremation facility must be entered of record and the name of the holder of the permit stricken from the roster of…

NRS 642.524 Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled a…

NRS 642.530 Availability of judicial review; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person may seek judicial review of any final decision of the Board that is made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 451 or 452 of NRS. Such judicial revie…

NRS 642.540 Stay of decision of Board upon posting of bond pending judicial review. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, if a holder of a license, permit or certificate seeks judicial review of the decision of the Board to revoke or suspend the license, permit o…

NRS 642.555 Actions and remedies cumulative and not exclusive. 1. The actions and remedies authorized by this chapter are cumulative. 2. When an agency or officer elects to take a particular action or pursue a particular remedy authorized by this chapter or another specific statu…

NRS 642.557 Orders requiring person to desist or refrain from engaging in certain conduct. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS: 1. If the Board has reasonable cause to believe that any person is violating or is threatening to or intends to violate any provision …

NRS 642.560 Admittance of unauthorized person to certain rooms in funeral home or mortuary prohibited. No funeral director, funeral arranger or embalmer may permit any person to enter any room in any funeral home or mortuary where dead bodies are being embalmed, except licensed e…

NRS 642.566 Internet sale or offer of cremation services within State. A person shall not sell or offer to sell cremation services within this State via the Internet unless the person owns a funeral establishment, crematory or direct cremation facility located within this State a…

NRS 642.570 Prosecution of violations. In a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, the Board shall cause the prosecution of all persons violating any provision of this chapter or chapter 451 or 452 of NRS. [Part 3:28:1909; A 1917, 66; 1919 RL § 4447; NCL § …

NRS 642.575 Injunctive relief. The Board may bring legal proceedings to enjoin any person who violates any provision of this chapter, any regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any order of the Board from practicing the profession of embalming. Any person who is so enjoined is li…

NRS 642.580 Penalty for practicing embalming without license. Any person who shall practice or hold himself or herself out as practicing the profession of embalming of dead human bodies without having complied with the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not…