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316.170 Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors -- Membership -Qualifications -- Meetings.
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The board shall consist of five (5) members who shall be residents of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky. Four (4) members shall be Kentucky-licensed
embalmers and Kentucky-licensed funeral directors actively practicing embalming
and funeral directing in a Kentucky funeral establishment and shall have a
minimum of ten (10) years' consecutive experience in the practice of embalming
and funeral directing in Kentucky immediately preceding their appointment. One (1)
member shall be a citizen at large who is not associated with or financially
interested in the practice or business regulated.
The Governor shall make all appointments to the board. The four (4) embalmer and
funeral director members shall be appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted
by the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky and from a list of three (3) names
submitted by the Kentucky Association of Morticians, Inc., for each position to be
filled.
The term of each member shall be four (4) years. Each member shall serve until a
successor is appointed and qualified.
Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired terms.
Each board member shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of service
actually given in carrying out the board's duties and shall be reimbursed for
necessary traveling expenses and other necessary expenses incurred in attending
board meetings and carrying out the board's duties.
The board shall elect annually a president from its members.
The board shall meet as often as necessary to discharge its duties, but not less than
once a year.
Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 206, sec. 9, effective June 19, 1976. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts
ch. 52, sec. 17, effective June 16, 1960. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1,
effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1599a-1.
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