Title 52, Occupations and Professions

(1) An individual may not practice as a funeral service practitioner unless the individual is licensed as a funeral service practitioner under ORS 692.045. Regardless of any title used by the individual, an individual practices as a funeral service practitioner if the individual …

This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) A public institution, medical college, county medical society, anatomical association, college of embalming or institution approved by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board to accept bodies for education or research purpose…

(1) The State Mortuary and Cemetery Board shall issue a license to an individual to practice as a funeral service practitioner if the individual meets the following requirements: (a) The individual must apply to the board for a funeral service practitioner license on an applicati…

(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] _______________

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Apprentice plumber” means any person who is an apprentice under ORS 660.002 to 660.210 and who is employed by a licensed plumbing contractor for the purpose of assisting the journeyman plumber and learning the p…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter does not apply to: (a) A person working on a building or premises owned by the person, regardless of whether the person holds a license under this chapter, if the person complies with all the rules adopted und…

(1) A utility company, energy service provider or water supplier whose employees install low-flow showerheads or faucet aerators shall furnish evidence to the Department of Consumer and Business Services, in the form of a public liability policy issued by an insurance company qua…

(1) A person may not engage in the trade of journeyman plumber without a journeyman plumber license issued under this chapter. (2) A licensed plumbing contractor or a person required under ORS 447.010 to 447.156 to be licensed as a plumbing contractor may not: (a) Permit or suffe…

An apprentice plumber may work at the trade of plumbing if the apprentice works under the supervision of a licensed journeyman plumber. [Amended by 1981 c.438 §13; 1993 c.397 §2; 2005 c.758 §45]

The State Plumbing Board shall issue a license to a person who: (1) By the examination provided for by this chapter is shown to be fit, competent and qualified to engage in the trade of journeyman plumber; (2) Complies with board rules adopted under ORS 455.117; and (3) Pays the …

All licenses shall bear: (1) The date of issue and date of expiration; and (2) An identification number assigned by the State Plumbing Board. [Amended by 1975 c.429 §15; 1981 c.438 §16; 2005 c.758 §47]

The State Plumbing Board may adopt rules that provide for the issuance of supervising plumber licenses to journeyman plumbers who: (1) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board competency in the supervision of plumbing work and in the laws, rules, ordinances and practices rela…

(1) The State Plumbing Board, by rule, may license limited specialty plumbers who: (a) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board competency in the laws, rules, ordinances and practices relating to a plumbing specialty; and (b) Pay the journeyman plumber application fee establi…

(1) Where the State Plumbing Board proposes to refuse to issue or renew any license under this chapter, or proposes to revoke or suspend any license, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183. (2) Promulgation of rules, conduct of hearings, issuance…

The State Plumbing Board, by rule, shall establish a solar heating and cooling system installer license. The board may impose appropriate fees for applications, examinations and issuance or renewal of an installer license. [2001 c.683 §23; 2005 c.758 §51] Note: 693.111 was enacte…

(1) The State Plumbing Board is established in the Department of Consumer and Business Services, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor. The appointment of a member of the board is subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III of the Oreg…

The State Plumbing Board shall examine all persons applying for journeyman plumber licenses for qualifications. The examination shall be in written form. [Amended by 1971 c.753 §35; 1981 c.438 §19; 2005 c.758 §53; 2007 c.271 §16]

(1) The State Plumbing Board shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of such offices as the board determines. (2) A majority of the members of the board con…

The State Plumbing Board shall adopt rules establishing fees to be charged by and paid to the board. The following shall be the maximum fees established under this section: (1) For an application for a journeyman plumber license, $100. (2) For a journeyman plumber license renewal…

All moneys received by the Department of Consumer and Business Services or the State Plumbing Board under ORS 447.010 to 447.156, 447.992 and 455.895 (1)(a) and this chapter shall be paid into the Consumer and Business Services Fund created by ORS 705.145. Such moneys shall be us…

A person who provides services connected with plumbing, as defined in ORS 447.010, may not bring or maintain an action in the courts of this state to recover for those services unless the person alleges and proves that, at the time the services were performed, the person performi…

The State Plumbing Board may impose a civil penalty for a violation of this chapter or rules adopted for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The board shall impose a civil penalty authorized by this section as provided in ORS 455.895. [2001 c.411 §12]