Loading chat...
AL HB48
Bill
Status
4/7/2022
Primary Sponsor
K.L. Brown
Click for details
AI Summary
HB48 Summary
-
General Liability Insurance Requirement: Starting October 1, 2023, initial applicants for funeral or mortuary service establishments must provide proof of and maintain a one million dollar general liability insurance policy.
-
Board Operations and Personnel: Increases board member compensation to $75 per diem (up from $50), authorizes employment of up to four associate executive directors, and establishes the Funeral Board Property Acquisition Fund for real property purchases and improvements.
-
License Renewal Changes: Shifts to biennial license renewal (previously annual for some licenses) with standardized renewal fees not exceeding $500, and allows the board to establish committees and subcommittees to regulate the sale of goods, services, and merchandise.
-
Apprenticeship Updates: Increases apprentice application fees from $20 to $50, requires apprentices to enroll in accredited mortuary school within one year, clarifies apprentice renewal and reactivation processes, and adds specified grounds for disciplinary action against apprentices.
-
Disciplinary Violations Expanded: Broadens the list of violations subject to board disciplinary action (suspension, revocation, probation) and establishes administrative fines ranging from $500 to $2,500 per violation.
Legislative Description
Funeral Service Board, licensure and regulation of funeral establishments, funeral directors, and embalmers further provided for, board members, compensation, Funeral Bd. Property Acquisition Fund estab., rules re sales by licensees auth., violations subject to disciplinary action, general liability policy required, apprenticeships further provided for, Secs. 34-13-1, 34-13-2, 34-13-4, 34-13-7, 34-13-9, 34-13-11, 34-13-12, 34-13-23, 34-13-24, 34-13-26, 34-13-27, 34-13-52, 34-13-53, 34-13-54, 34-13-55, 34-13-56, 34-13-56.1, 34-13-72, 34-13-73, 34-13-92, 34-13-94, 34-13-113, 34-13-130, 34-13-131, 34-13-132, 34-13-134 am'd.
Funeral Service, Board of
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 9:36 p.m. on April 7, 2022.
4/7/2022