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RSA 325:9 · Rulemaking Authority

Title
XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter
325 · EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Status
repealed
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325:9 Rulemaking Authority. – The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:

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I.

[Repealed.]

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II.

The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by RSA 325:13 and 14, and including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of:

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(a)

Completion of one year (30 credit hours) at an accredited postsecondary educational institution, and

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(b)

Good professional character;

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III.

Criteria for applicant examination;

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IV.

Eligibility requirements for renewal of license, including the requirements for continuing education;

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V.

[Repealed.]

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VI.

Ethical and professional standards required to be met by each holder of the license to practice under this chapter and how sanctions by the board shall be implemented for violation of these standards;

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VII.

Matters related to the proper administration of this chapter;

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VIII.

[Repealed.]

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IX.

The supervision of persons holding apprentice licenses under RSA 325:30; IX-a. The activities and duties of all unlicensed personnel employed in the removal and transportation of human remains;

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X.

Conditions for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked license; and

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XI.

Conditions for continuance of the business of a deceased funeral director under RSA 325:37. Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:9. RSA 325:9. 1981, 487:4. 1983, 325:5. 1987, 185:1. 2014, 167:13, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:52, 56, II, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 212:15, I, eff. Oct. 3, 2023. 2024, 327:74, 75, eff. July 1, 2024.

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Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:9. RSA 325:9. 1981, 487:4. 1983, 325:5. 1987, 185:1. 2014, 167:13, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:52, 56, II, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 212:15, I, eff. Oct. 3, 2023. 2024, 327:74, 75, eff. July 1, 2024.

Source history

  • 1935, 95:1. RL 168:9. RSA 325:9
  • 1981, 487:4
  • 1983, 325:5
  • 1987, 185:1
  • 2014, 167:13, eff. July 1, 2014
  • 2021, 197:52, 56, II, eff. July 1, 2021
  • 2023, 212:15, I, eff. Oct. 3, 2023
  • 2024, 327:74, 75, eff. July 1, 2024

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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 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

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  • 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