Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Section 20-220. - Requirements for engaging in funeral directing business. Exemption.

Except as provided in section 20-223, no person shall carry on or engage in the business of funeral directing, or hold himself out to the public as a funeral director, unless he is licensed by the Department of Public Health as a funeral director and unless he owns his business of funeral directing or is an employee or member of a firm, partnership or corporation operating a funeral directing business at an established place of business, for which place of business there has been issued a certificate of inspection by said department as provided in section 20-222. Facilities that accept bodies for anatomical purposes pursuant to section 19a-270 are exempt from this section.

(1949 Rev., S. 4545; 1951, S. 2259d; P.A. 80-484, S. 90, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 05-272, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 80-484 replaced “board”, i.e. board of examiners of embalmers and funeral directors, with references to department of health services; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 05-272 exempted facilities that accept bodies for anatomical purposes pursuant to Sec. 19a-270, effective July 13, 2005.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Chapter 385 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors

Section 20-207. - Definitions.

Section 20-208. - Examining board.

Section 20-209. - Powers and duties. Oath.

Section 20-209a. - Duties of board.

Section 20-210. - Compensation of members; secretary.

Section 20-211. - Regulations.

Section 20-211a. - Reciprocal agreements waiving apprenticeships.

Section 20-212. - Embalming, care and disposal of bodies restricted.

Section 20-213. - Embalmer's license. Examination. Fee. Out-of-state licensees.

Section 20-214. - Examination questions.

Section 20-215. - Affidavit re preparation or embalming of body.

Section 20-216. - Medical examiner's permission for embalming.

Section 20-217. - Funeral director's license. Examination. Fee. Out-of-state licensees.

Section 20-218. - Display of licenses.

Section 20-219. - Renewal.

Section 20-219a. - Continuing education requirements.

Section 20-220. - Requirements for engaging in funeral directing business. Exemption.

Section 20-221. - Employment of embalmers.

Section 20-222. - Funeral home license. Hearing; appeal. Record-keeping requirements.

Section 20-222a. - Renewal of licenses.

Section 20-222b. - Disclosure of ownership information.

Section 20-222c. - Transfer of ownership. Notice requirements.

Section 20-223. - Embalmers may act as funeral directors.

Section 20-224. - Employment of assistants and registered apprentices. Apprentice registration.

Section 20-225. - Registration of students.

Section 20-226. - Lists of licensees and students to be filed with town clerks.

Section 20-227. - Disciplinary action; grounds; appeals.

Section 20-227a. - Conditions for prohibition of disciplinary action for invalidation of examination score.

Section 20-228. - Reinstatement of registration or license of veteran.

Section 20-229. - Reciprocal agreements.

Section 20-230. - Business not to be conducted in cemetery or on tax-exempt property. Exemption.

Section 20-230a. - Price list of available services and merchandise. Purchaser's rights.

Section 20-230b. - Statement of prices for requested services and merchandise. Method of payment. Cash advanced.

Section 20-230c. - Cremation requests. Written documentation by funeral directors and funeral service businesses.

Section 20-230d. - Disposition of unclaimed cremated remains by funeral directors. Notice requirements.

Section 20-230e. - Service of nonalcoholic beverages and packaged food at a funeral home.

Section 20-231. - Misleading statement by license applicant; penalty.

Section 20-232. - Disposition of fees and fines.

Section 20-233. - Penalty.