HB273 Alabama 2013 Session

Under existing law, the Alabama Board of Funeral Service licenses and regulates funeral establishments, funeral directors, and embalmers in the state

This bill would require each funeral establishment to have the casket price clearly noted on each full-size and cut casket and on each photograph and electronic image of a casket

This bill would delete the requirement that quarterly meetings be held for the purpose of examining applicants and would authorize the board to delegate the responsibility of administering the licensure examination

This bill would provide further for the conducting of inspections of funeral establishments and would specify the types of violations for which a citation may be immediately issued and the amount of fines that may be imposed upon a funeral establishment

This bill would also specify a procedure for a licensee of the board to request an administrative hearing before the board to contest a citation and fine

To amend Sections 34-13-9, 34-13-22, 34-13-56, and 34-13-111, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Board of Funeral Service; to require each funeral establishment to have the casket price clearly noted on each full-size and cut casket and on each photograph and electronic image of a casket; to delete the requirement that quarterly meetings be held for the purpose of examining applicants; to authorize the board to delegate the responsibility of administering the licensure examination; to provide further for the conducting of inspections of funeral establishments; to specify the types of violations for which a citation may be immediately issued and the amount of fines that may be imposed; and to specify a procedure for a licensee of the board to request an administrative hearing before the board to contest a citation and fine.