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RSA 325:1 · Definitions

Title: XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter: 325 · EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Status: current
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325:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:

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"Apprentice" means any person engaged in embalming under the instruction and supervision of an embalmer duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter and actively engaged in embalming in this state.

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II.

"Associate funeral director" means an individual who is duly licensed, by passage of a written examination, in another state and who has either secured potential employment as a funeral director or has committed to the purchase of an existing funeral home in this state upon licensure.

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III.

"Board" means the state board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers established under RSA 325:2.

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IV.

"Continuing education" means planned, organized learning experiences designed to augment the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of embalmers and funeral directors for the enhancement of the funeral profession.

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"Embalmer" means any person engaged, or holding oneself out as engaged, in embalming, whether on the person's own behalf or in the employ of another, and shall include any person who uses, in connection with the name, the word "embalmer," or any other word or title intending to imply or designate the person as an embalmer, or as one engaged in embalming.

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VI.

"Embalming" means the business, practice, science, or profession of preserving, disinfecting, and preparing in any manner dead human bodies for burial, cremation, or transportation.

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VII.

"Funeral directing" means the business, practice, or profession of:

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(a)

Directing or supervising funerals;

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(b)

The preparation or disposal of dead human bodies;

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(c)

Conducting or maintaining a preparation room or establishment equipped with necessary drainage and ventilation, which contains the necessary instruments and supplies for the preparation and embalming of dead human bodies for burial, cremation, or transportation; or

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(d)

Conducting or maintaining a funeral home or parlor, mortuary or funeral chapel from which funerals may be held and in which services may be conducted.

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VIII.

"Funeral director" means any person engaged, or holding oneself out as engaged, in funeral directing or who uses in connection with the name or business the words "funeral director," "mortician," or any other word or title intending to imply or designate the person as a funeral director, undertaker, or mortician.

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IX.

"Funeral home" means every place or premise devoted to or used in the care and preparation for the funeral and burial of dead human bodies or maintained for the convenience of the bereaved for viewing or other services in connection with dead human bodies or as an office or place for carrying on the profession of funeral directing.

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"Person" includes corporations, partnerships, associations, or other organizations.

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XI.

"Student apprentice" means an apprentice registered with a postsecondary institution of mortuary science accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:1. RSA 325:1. 1989, 264:1. 1996, 283:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

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Source note

Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:1. RSA 325:1. 1989, 264:1. 1996, 283:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Source history

1935, 95:1. RL 168:1. RSA 325:1
1989, 264:1
1996, 283:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997

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2026 HB1119 amend · effective 2026-04-03
lation of funeral directors. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 22:1 New Section; Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Amend RSA 325 by inserting after section 14 the following new section: 325:14-a Associate Funeral Directors. No person shall engage or hold himself or herself out as engaged in being an associate funeral director, unless the per
2026 HB1119 amend · effective 2026-04-03
nother state and who has either secured potential employment as a funeral director or has committed to the purchase of an existing funeral home in this state upon licensure] under RSA 325:14-a. 22:3 Embalmers and Funeral Directors; Rulemaking Authority. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 325:9, II to read as follows: II. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by RSA
2026 HB1119 amend · effective 2026-04-03
rity. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 325:9, II to read as follows: II. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by RSA 325:13 [and 14], RSA 325:14, and RSA 325:14-a, and including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of: 22:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. Approved: April 03, 2026 Effective Date: June 02,
2026 HB1119 amend · effective 2026-04-03
ors; Rulemaking Authority. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 325:9, II to read as follows: II. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by RSA 325:13 [and 14], RSA 325:14, and RSA 325:14-a, and including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of: 22:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. Approved: April 03, 2026 Effe
2026 HB1119 amend · effective 2026-04-03
in apprenticeship under the supervision of a duly licensed or registered funeral director or embalmer. 22:2 Embalmers and Funeral Directors; Associate Funeral Director. Amend RSA 325:1, II to read as follows: II. "Associate funeral director" means an individual who is duly licensed[, by passage of a written examination, in another state and who has either secured potential employment as a funeral
2026 HB1457 reference · effective 2026-07-01
tificate” is a document created by the NOR facility certifying NOR has been completed on a specified deceased person. XV. "Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. XVI. "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. XVII. "Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o
2026 HB1457-FN reference · effective 2026-07-01
tificate” is a document created by the NOR facility certifying NOR has been completed on a specified deceased person. XV. "Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. XVI. "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. XVII. "Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o
2026 SB53 reference · effective 2025-07-01
ard, or other bio-degradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool, hemp, or other woven plant material. V. ?"Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. VI. ? "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. VII. ?"Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o
2026 SB53-FN reference
ard, or other bio-degradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool, hemp, or other woven plant material. V. ?"Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. VI. ? "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. VII. ?"Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o

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2001-084, E. MILTON DOW v. TOWN OF EFFINGHAM Supreme Court opinion · July 25, 2002