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AL HB101
Bill
Status
2/27/2014
Primary Sponsor
K.L. Brown
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AI Summary
HB101 - Alabama Board of Funeral Service Amendments
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Authorizes the Alabama Board of Funeral Service to provide notices to applicants and licensees in electronic format regarding statutory law, rules, renewal dates, fees, and examination dates and times.
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Requires all funeral establishments to clearly display casket prices on full-size and cut caskets and on all photographs and electronic images of caskets.
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Allows board members to continue serving until a successor is appointed and authorizes independent contractors of the board to enter funeral establishments for inspection purposes.
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Removes the requirement for mandatory quarterly meetings for examining applicants and authorizes the board to delegate examination administration to qualified persons or entities who are not board members.
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Requires appeals of board decisions to be filed within 30 days after an order is signed and mandates that courts remand cases to the board under certain circumstances; establishes that changes in funeral establishment ownership must be immediately reported to the board with a $250 fee.
Legislative Description
Funeral Service, Board of, definitions revised, notice by electronic format, display of casket prices regulated, meetings, appeals, qualifications for licensure, reporting to board, independent contractors authorized to enter establishments to inspect, Secs. 34-13-1, 34-13-4, 34-13-6, 34-13-9, 34-13-20, 34-13-22, 34-13-23, 34-13-26, 34-13-31, 34-13-53, 34-13-56, 34-13-57, 34-13-70, 34-13-71, 34-13-72, 34-13-73, 34-13-91, 34-13-92, 34-13-93, 34-13-94, 34-13-111, 34-13-113, 34-13-132, 34-13-134 am'd.
Funeral Service, Board of
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 11:18 a.m. on February 27, 2014.
2/27/2014