Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.12b
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Conducting funeral, persons authorized - Embalming,
Official statutory text
persons authorized - Transfer or removal of remains.
A. Each funeral conducted within this state shall be under the
personal supervision of a duly licensed funeral director who holds a
valid license from the Oklahoma Funeral Board. A registered
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 382
apprentice may assist in conducting funerals. To conduct a funeral
shall require the personal supervision of a licensed funeral
director from the time of the first call until interment is
completed. A funeral director conducting a funeral in this state
shall ensure that the casket or other container holding the deceased
human remains shall not incur any damage other than that which is
normally incurred in the burial or final disposition of human
remains.
B. The embalming of dead human remains shall require the
presence and the direct supervision of a duly licensed embalmer,
however, a licensed registered apprentice embalmer may perform the
embalming of a dead human provided said registered apprentice
embalmer is under the direct supervision of a duly licensed
embalmer.
C. Nothing in this section regarding the conduct of funerals or
personal supervision of a licensed director, a registered apprentice
embalmer, or licensed embalmer, shall apply to persons related to
the deceased by blood or marriage. Further, nothing in this section
shall apply or in any manner interfere with the duties of any state
officer or any employee of a local state institution.
D. Dead human remains shall be picked up on first call only
under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director
or embalmer. Dead human remains may be picked up or transferred
without the personal supervision of a funeral director or embalmer;
provided however, any inadvertent contact with family members or
other persons shall be restricted to identifying the employer to the
person, arranging an appointment with the employer for any person
who indicates a desire to make funeral arrangements for the deceased
and making any disclosure to the person that is required by any
federal or state regulation. A funeral director or embalmer who
directs the removal or transfer of dead human remains without
providing personal supervision shall be held strictly accountable
for compliance with the requirements of the Funeral Services
Licensing Act.
A. Each funeral conducted within this state shall be under the
personal supervision of a duly licensed funeral director who holds a
valid license from the Oklahoma Funeral Board. A registered
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 382
apprentice may assist in conducting funerals. To conduct a funeral
shall require the personal supervision of a licensed funeral
director from the time of the first call until interment is
completed. A funeral director conducting a funeral in this state
shall ensure that the casket or other container holding the deceased
human remains shall not incur any damage other than that which is
normally incurred in the burial or final disposition of human
remains.
B. The embalming of dead human remains shall require the
presence and the direct supervision of a duly licensed embalmer,
however, a licensed registered apprentice embalmer may perform the
embalming of a dead human provided said registered apprentice
embalmer is under the direct supervision of a duly licensed
embalmer.
C. Nothing in this section regarding the conduct of funerals or
personal supervision of a licensed director, a registered apprentice
embalmer, or licensed embalmer, shall apply to persons related to
the deceased by blood or marriage. Further, nothing in this section
shall apply or in any manner interfere with the duties of any state
officer or any employee of a local state institution.
D. Dead human remains shall be picked up on first call only
under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director
or embalmer. Dead human remains may be picked up or transferred
without the personal supervision of a funeral director or embalmer;
provided however, any inadvertent contact with family members or
other persons shall be restricted to identifying the employer to the
person, arranging an appointment with the employer for any person
who indicates a desire to make funeral arrangements for the deceased
and making any disclosure to the person that is required by any
federal or state regulation. A funeral director or embalmer who
directs the removal or transfer of dead human remains without
providing personal supervision shall be held strictly accountable
for compliance with the requirements of the Funeral Services
Licensing Act.
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