Kansas § 65-1713 Funeral director defined; business name

Kansas Statutes

§ 65-1713 — Funeral director defined; business name

Kansas § 65-1713

Ch. 65PUBLIC HEALTH

Art. 17REGULATION OF EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-1713 (2026).

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(a)A "funeral director" is a person engaged in or conducting, or holding oneself out as engaged in or conducting, the business of:

(1)Preparing dead human bodies, other than by embalming, for disposition; or

(2)Meeting with families for the purpose of making at-need funeral arrangements; or

(3)Directing, arranging for or supervising the disposition of dead human bodies whether by burial or cremation; or

(4)Providing or maintaining a funeral establishment, branch funeral establishment or crematory.

(b)A funeral director shall, in connection with such person's name or business, use the words "funeral director," "undertaker," "mortician," or any other title implying that such person is engaged in the business herein described.

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(a) A "funeral director" is a person engaged in or conducting, or holding oneself out as engaged in or conducting, the business of:
(1) Preparing dead human bodies, other than by embalming, for disposition; or
(2) Meeting with families for the purpose of making at-need funeral arrangements; or
(3) Directing, arranging for or supervising the disposition of dead human bodies whether by burial or cremation; or
(4) Providing or maintaining a funeral establishment, branch funeral establishment or crematory.
(b) A funeral director shall, in connection with such person's name or business, use the words "funeral director," "undertaker," "mortician," or any other title implying that such person is engaged in the business herein described.