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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 316.125.Funeral establishment license; application; fee; each funeral establishment to be licensed separately; supervision

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) No person shall operate a full-service funeral establishment, a visitation and ceremonial funeral service establishment, or an embalming service establishment in the Commonwealth of Kentucky without first obtaining the applicable establishment license issued by the board.

(2) The board shall issue the appropriate establishment license to an applicant who:

(a) Has paid to the board an establishment license fee as set out in administrative regulations promulgated by the board; and

(b) Has filed with the board a sworn statement that sets out the following:

1. Name of the funeral establishment;

2. Address of the funeral establishment;

3. Type of funeral establishment;

4. Owners of the funeral establishment, indicating which owners are licensed by the board; and

5. Name and address of the Kentucky-licensed embalmer or the Kentucky-licensed funeral director who will supervise the funeral establishment pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(3) Each funeral establishment shall be licensed separately from any other funeral establishment.

(4) Each funeral establishment, when in use, shall be under the supervision of a Kentucky-licensed embalmer or a Kentucky-licensed funeral director.

(5) A Kentucky-licensed embalmer or a Kentucky-licensed funeral director shall not supervise more than one (1) funeral establishment at the same time.

(6) The funeral establishment shall display in a public place in the establishment its establishment license and the license of the embalmer or funeral director who supervises the establishment pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

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