65-1721. Qualifications; persons from other states; examination. (a) The board may, in its discretion, upon payment of the fees herein provided for, issue licenses to funeral directors residing in other states who are funeral directors in good standing in their own states, and whose methods of transacting business do not, in the opinion of the board, violate any of the laws of Kansas or the rules and regulations of the board.
(b) If a funeral director from another state desires to locate and engage in that business in this state, the funeral director shall not be required to serve one year as a licensed assistant funeral director in this state if the funeral director is favorably recommended in writing by the license board of the state of the funeral director's previous residence, and if the funeral director has had at least one full year of actual experience as a funeral director in that state, and if the state of the funeral director's previous residence has educational requirements for funeral directors equal to or greater than those in Kansas or the funeral director individually meets the Kansas educational requirements even though the state of the funeral director's previous residence has educational requirements for funeral directors which are not equal to or greater than those in Kansas. Such person shall pay the same fees as required of other applicants in this state.
(c) The board may administer a written or oral examination to a funeral director from another state on the statutes, rules and regulations that govern funeral directing in this state.
History: L. 1935, ch. 234, § 9; L. 1941, ch. 297, § 21; L. 1982, ch. 264, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 237, § 3; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 17 - Regulation Of Embalmers And Funeral Directors; Funeral Establishments
65-1701 License; application, issuance; registration and display.
65-1701a Educational requirements; registration and examination, fees; apprenticeship.
65-1701b Reciprocal licenses; fees.
65-1702a Temporary embalming permits for certain purposes; conditions and limitations.
65-1703 Unlicensed persons; unlawful acts; student and apprentice embalmers; definitions.
65-1705 Penalties for violations.
65-1706 Use of bodies by school for teaching embalming.
65-1707 Penalty for embalming without permission of coroner, when.
65-1710 Questions used for examination.
65-1713 Funeral director defined; business name.
65-1713a Funeral establishment defined; branch establishments; prearranged funeral agreements.
65-1713b Funeral service or interment, who in charge of.
65-1715 Same; examination fee.
65-1718 Disposition of moneys; mortuary arts fee fund.
65-1721 Qualifications; persons from other states; examination.
65-1723 Powers of state board of mortuary arts; fees and expenses.
65-1725 Severability of 1935 act.
65-1725a Severability of 1941 act.
65-1726 Penalties for violations.
65-1727 Fees; fixed by rules and regulations; notice to licensee; licensure by endorsement.
65-1728 Eye enucleation; embalmers and other persons; certificate of competence; liability.
65-1730 Rules and regulations.
65-1731 Failure, neglect or refusal to pay fee classified as class B misdemeanor.
65-1752 Solicitation of clients; prohibitions.
65-1753 Dead human bodies; removal and delivery.
65-1761 Licensure of crematory; requirements of crematory and holding facility.
65-1765 Failure to remove pacemaker or hazardous implants; liability for damage.
65-1766 Rules and regulations; policies; licensure, revocation, suspension or denial of; penalty.
65-1767 Conflicting Kansas laws; precedence of this act.
65-1768 Licensure; fees; expiration of license; exemption from licensure; unlawful operation.
65-1770 Cremations; conducted by whom and where.
65-1771 Licensure of crematory operator; application; qualifications.
65-1772 Same; renewal; reinstatement; rules and regulations.