§ 20-207 — Definitions.

Connecticut § 20-207

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
• Ch. 385: Embalmers and Funeral Directors

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings specified: (1) “Board” means the Connecticut Board of Examiners of Embalmers and Funeral Directors; (2) “Person” means an individual or corporation, but not a partnership; (3) “Funeral directing” means the business, practice or profession, as commonly practiced, of (A) directing or supervising funerals, or providing funeral services; (B) handling or encasing or providing services for handling and encasing dead human bodies, otherwise than by embalming, for burial or disposal; (C) providing embalming services; (D) providing transportation, interment and disinterment of dead human bodies; (E) maintaining an establishment so located, constructed and equipped as to permit the decent and sanitary handling of dead human bodies, with suitable equipment in such establishment for such handling; (F) conducting an establishment from which funerals may be held; (G) engaging in consultations concerning arrangements for the disposition of human remains, including, but not limited to, arrangements for cremation; (H) casketing human remains; (I) making cemetery and cremation arrangements; and (J) preparing funeral service contracts, as defined in section 42-200 ; (4) “Funeral director” means any person engaged or holding himself or herself out as engaged in funeral directing whether or not he or she uses in connection with his or her name or business the words “funeral director”, “undertaker” or “mortician” or any other word or title intended to designate him or her as a funeral director or mortician or as one so engaged; (5) “Funeral service business” means the business, practice or profession of funeral directing; (6) “Licensed embalmer” means an embalmer holding a license as provided in this chapter; (7) “Licensed funeral director” means a funeral director holding a license as provided in this chapter; (8) “Registered apprentice embalmer” means a person registered with the Department of Public Health as an apprentice pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; (9) “Registered apprentice funeral director” means a person registered with the Department of Public Health as an apprentice pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; (10) “Full-time employment” means regular and steady work during the normal working hours by any person at the establishment at which he is employed; (11) “Manager” means an individual who (A) is licensed as an embalmer or funeral director pursuant to this chapter and (B) has direct and personal responsibility for the daily operation and management of a funeral service business; and (12) “Cremation” means the disposition of a body through incineration or alkaline hydrolysis. See Sec. 19a-91 re transportation of bodies of deceased persons.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 4538; 1951, S. 2246d; P.A. 80-484, S. 82, 176; P.A. 82-472, S. 80, 183; P.A. 92-59, S. 1; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-271, S. 14, 40; P.A. 07-217, S. 86; P.A. 14-231, S. 55; P.A. 21-121, S. 12; P.A. 24-68, S. 14.) History: P.A. 80-484 changed alphabetic Subdiv. indicators to numeric indicators and deleted definition of registered student embalmers or funeral directors; P.A. 82-472 divided section into Subdivs. and corresponding Subparas. where necessary; P.A. 92-59 amended Subdivs. (8) and (9) to add language concerning registration; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-271 added Subdiv. (11) defining “manager”, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subdiv. (3), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 14-231 amended Subdiv. (3) to redefine “funeral directing” by adding Subpara. (G) re consultations concerning arrangements for disposition of human remains, Subpara. (H) re casketing, Subpara. (I) re cemetery and cremation arrangements and Subpara. (J) re funeral service contracts; P.A. 21-121 made technical changes in Subdiv. (4), amended Subdiv. (8) by replacing “Student embalmer” with “Registered apprentice embalmer” and deleting provision re studying embalming and amended Subdiv. (9) by replacing “Student funeral director” with “Registered apprentice funeral director” and deleting provision re studying the funeral service business; P.A. 24-68 amended Subdiv. (3)(G) by deleting reference to alkaline hydrolysis, added Subdiv. (12) defining “cremation” and made conforming changes, effective May 28, 2024.