Title 52, Occupations and Professions

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall offer an examination to individuals applying for a license to practice as a funeral service practitioner. (2) At a minimum, the examination must test applicants on state and federal laws, rules and regulations relating to the care, …

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to an individual to practice as an embalmer if the individual is 18 years of age or older, applies for a license and meets the qualifications described in this section. (2) An individual must apply for a license by a…

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall offer an examination to individuals applying for a license to practice as an embalmer. (2) The board shall make an examination schedule publicly available and shall send an examination schedule to each applicant at least 10 days bef…

(1) For an applicant from another state, the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to practice as a funeral service practitioner or embalmer, or shall register an individual who applies to be a trainee of a funeral service practitioner or embalmer, if: (a) The a…

The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to an individual to practice as a death care consultant if the individual: (1) Applies to the board for a death care consultant license on an application form provided by the board; (2) Passes an examination offered by t…

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to a funeral establishment or immediate disposition company if the person who will operate the establishment or immediate disposition company applies to the board for a license on a form provided by the board. The ap…

(1) If the principals of a licensed funeral establishment or immediate disposition company change, the establishment or company shall apply to the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board for a new license. (2) A person holding a license or certificate of authority or who is registered …

(1) The fees that may be charged under this chapter are: (a) A fee covering requests for applications for a funeral service practitioner license, an embalmer license, a death care consultant license, a funeral establishment license, an immediate disposition company license, a cer…

(1) When a licensee or a trainee registered under ORS 692.190 has allowed a license or a registration to lapse, the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may reinstate the license or reregister the trainee if the licensee or trainee: (a) Applies for reinstatement or reregistration no…

(1) An applicant or person subject to the authority of the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board commits a prohibited act if the person engages in: (a) Misrepresentation in the conduct of business or in obtaining a license. (b) Fraudulent or dishonest conduct, when the conduct bears …

(1) An individual who wishes to train to be a funeral service practitioner or embalmer shall apply to the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board for registration as a funeral service practitioner trainee or an embalmer trainee upon a form provided by the board. The individual must con…

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may take disciplinary action as described in ORS 692.180 if the board finds that a trainee committed a prohibited act described in ORS 692.180. (2) A trainee whose registration has been suspended or revoked under ORS 692.180 may apply for…

(1) If the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board proposes to take disciplinary action as described in ORS 692.180, the board shall accord an opportunity for hearing as provided in ORS chapter 183. (2) Adoption of rules, conduct of hearings and issuance of orders and judicial review o…

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a certificate of removal registration to a funeral establishment licensed in another state contiguous to Oregon with laws substantially similar to the provisions of this section for the limited purpose of removing dead human b…

(1) A person may not conduct the business of an operating cemetery unless the person has a certificate of authority to do so. A person may apply for a certificate of authority on a form provided by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board. The application must be accompanied by the …

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may grant a temporary operating permit for a cemetery that does not hold a valid license to operate for the purpose of performing an interment. The board may grant the temporary operating permit to a person that holds a license, certifica…

(1) There is created the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The board consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565.…

The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall meet at least semiannually, and at such other times as it may determine, and shall elect from its members, each for a term of one year, a president and secretary. The secretary shall also act and serve as treasurer of the board. [Amende…

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board may adopt and enforce rules for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare relating to the following: (a) The licensing of or issuance of certificates of authority for funeral service practitioners, embalmers, death care cons…

Each member of the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. [Amended by 1969 c.314 §93; 1973 c.411 §12]

Except as provided in this section, after each change in the provisions of this chapter or in the rules adopted under this chapter, the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall publish for distribution to funeral service practitioners, embalmers and trainees of funeral service pra…

The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys received by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board under this chapter shall be paid into the account and are appropriated continuously to be …

Circuit courts, justice courts and municipal courts sitting as justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts of the State of Oregon in all prosecutions arising under this chapter. The district attorney is authorized to institute prosecutions for violations o…

(1) Whenever it appears to the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board that any person is engaged or about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute a violation of any statute administered by the board, or any rule or order issued thereunder, the board may institute proceedin…

Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a person licensed or registered under this chapter who has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee of another board has engaged in prohibited conduct as defin…

The funeral service practitioner or person acting as such shall be responsible for causing to be affixed to each receptacle, as defined by rule of the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board, in which a dead human body is contained an identifying metal disc, of a design to be approved …

The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall adopt rules promoting environmentally sound death care practices. [2009 c.709 §7] Note: 692.410 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 692 or any series therein by legislative…

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall impose and collect a filing fee of $30 for each report of death. The board shall deposit the amount received into the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board Account established under ORS 692.375. The fee shall be used as follows: (a) $16…

Violation of ORS 692.025 is a misdemeanor. [Amended by 1957 c.596 §9; 1983 c.810 §25] _______________