65-1729. Funeral establishment license; branch establishment license; fees; disposition of moneys; unlawful acts. (a) The funeral director in charge of a funeral establishment, as defined by K.S.A. 65-1713a and amendments thereto, including any branch establishment, located or doing business within the state shall apply for and obtain a funeral establishment license or branch establishment license, as appropriate, from the state board of mortuary arts for each location within the state of such funeral establishment or branch establishment.
(b) An application for a new license is required if the funeral establishment or branch establishment changes ownership, name or location. Such application shall be made to the state board of mortuary arts at least 30 days prior to such change of ownership, name or location.
(c) The funeral establishment license fee or branch establishment license fee shall be fixed by the state board of mortuary arts under K.S.A. 65-1727 and amendments thereto and shall be due and paid to the state board of mortuary arts on or before the expiration date of such license. The disposition of all funds collected under the provisions of this act shall be in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-1718 and amendments thereto.
(d) Each funeral establishment license or branch establishment license shall expire every two years on a date established by the state board of mortuary arts by duly adopted rules and regulations.
(e) It is unlawful for any person who does not hold a funeral establishment or branch establishment license to operate, offer to operate, advertise or represent oneself as operating a funeral or branch establishment.
History: L. 1973, ch. 250, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 188, § 12; L. 1981, ch. 300, § 5; L. 1985, ch. 215, § 16; L. 1986, ch. 238, § 4; L. 1991, ch. 190, § 7; L. 1992, ch. 51, § 2; L. 1995, ch. 86, § 6; 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.