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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 10-5. License requirement. It is unlawful for any person to practice or attempt to practice funeral directing and embalming without being licensed by the Department.
No person shall practice funeral directing and embalming unless he or she is employed by or contracted with a fixed place of practice or establishment devoted to the care and preparation for burial or for the transportation of deceased human bodies.
No person shall practice funeral directing and embalming independently at the fixed place of practice or establishment of another licensee unless his or her name shall be published and displayed at all times in connection therewith.
No licensed intern shall independently practice funeral directing and embalming; however, a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern may under the immediate personal supervision of a licensed funeral director and embalmer assist a licensed funeral director and embalmer in the practice of funeral directing and embalming.
No person shall practice as a funeral director and embalmer intern unless he or she possesses a valid license in good standing to do so in the State of Illinois.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 41/10-5. License requirement - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-225-professionsoccupations-and-business-operations/il-st-sect-225-41-10-5/
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