Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 18.39 RCW
EMBALMERS—FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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18.39.010Definitions.
18.39.020License required.
18.39.035Applicant for license as funeral director or embalmer—Eligibility.
18.39.045College course requirements.
18.39.050Application—Renewal—Fees.
18.39.070Examinations.
18.39.100License—Form—Restrictions.
18.39.120Interns—Registration—Renewal—Notice of termination—Fees.
18.39.125Academic interns.
18.39.130Licenses—Applicants from other states—Examination.
18.39.145Funeral establishment license—Issuance—Requirements—Transferability—Expiration.
18.39.150License lapse—Reinstatement—Fee—Reexamination.
18.39.170Inspector of funeral establishments, crematories, alkaline hydrolysis, natural organic reduction facilities, directors, and embalmers—Appointment—Eligibility—Term—Powers and duties.
18.39.173Funeral and cemetery board—Membership—Appointment—Qualifications—Terms—Vacancies—Officers—Quorum.
18.39.175Board—Duties and responsibilities—Rules.
18.39.181Powers and duties of director.
18.39.195Pricing information to be given—Billing "cash advanced" items.
18.39.215Embalmers—Authorization to embalm—Information required—Immediate care of body—Waiver—Penalty.
18.39.217License or endorsement required for cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, and natural organic reduction—Penalty.
18.39.220Unlawful business practices—Penalty.
18.39.231Prohibited advice and transactions—Exceptions—Rules—Penalty.
18.39.240Prearrangement funeral service contracts—License required.
18.39.250Prearrangement contracts—Trusts—Refunds.
18.39.255Prearrangement contracts—Insurance funded—Requirements.
18.39.260Prearrangement contracts—Certificates of registration required—Exception.
18.39.270Prearrangement contracts—Registration qualifications.
18.39.280Prearrangement contracts—Application for registration.
18.39.290Prearrangement contracts—Registration—Renewal—Fees—Disposition.
18.39.300Grounds for disciplinary action.
18.39.320Prearrangement contracts—Annual financial statement—Failure to file.
18.39.330Prearrangement contract forms—Approval required—Grounds for disapproval.
18.39.345Prearrangement trust—Examination by board.
18.39.350Violations—Penalty—Consumer protection—Retail installment contracts.
18.39.360Fraternal or benevolent organizations and labor unions excepted.
18.39.370Prearrangement service contracts—Abandoned trusts.
18.39.410Unprofessional conduct.
18.39.420Complaint to board—Submittal—Determination—Investigation—Immunity of complainant.
18.39.450Findings of fact—Order—Notice—Report.
18.39.467License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
18.39.525Certificates of removal registration.
18.39.530Practice without license—Penalties.
18.39.560Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
18.39.570Military training or experience.
18.39.810Funeral and cemetery account.
NOTES:
Cemeteries, morgues and human remains: Title 68 RCW.
Final disposition of human remains—Burial-transit and disinterment permits: RCW 70.58A.210.
Prearrangement contracts for cemeteries: Chapter 68.46 RCW.
Reports of death—Filing and registration requirements: RCW 70.58A.200.