2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 15 - Occupations
Chapter 692 - Funeral Service Practitioners; Embalmers;
Section 692.300 - State Mortuary and Cemetery Board; appointment; term; qualifications.

(1) There is created the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The board consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. All members of the board must be residents of this state. Of the members of the board:

(a) Two members must be licensed funeral service practitioners. One of the members under this paragraph must be a funeral service practitioner who does not offer embalming.

(b) One member must be a licensed embalmer.

(c) Three members must be representatives of cemeteries, one representing for-profit cemeteries, one representing a city or county owned or operated cemetery and one representing a special district owned or operated cemetery.

(d) One member must be a representative of a crematorium.

(e) Four members must be representatives of the public, one of whom must be a member of a recognized senior citizen organization.

(2)(a) Board members required to be licensed funeral service practitioners or licensed embalmers may be selected by the Governor from a list of three to five nominees for each vacancy, submitted by:

(A) Any professional organization representing funeral service practitioners, if the vacancy on the board is for a funeral service practitioner position; or

(B) Any professional organization representing embalmers, if the vacancy on the board is for an embalmer position.

(b) In selecting the members of the board, the Governor shall strive to balance the representation on the board according to:

(A) Geographic areas of this state; and

(B) Ethnic group.

(3)(a) The term of office of the members of the board shall be three years ending on December 31, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The terms must be staggered so that no more than four terms end each year. A member is eligible for no more than two consecutive terms. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

(b) A board member shall be removed immediately from the board if, during the member’s term, the member:

(A) Is not a resident of this state;

(B) Has been absent from three consecutive board meetings, unless at least one absence is excused;

(C) Is not a licensed funeral service practitioner or a retired funeral service practitioner whose license was in good standing at the time of retirement, if the board member was appointed to serve on the board as a funeral service practitioner; or

(D) Is not a licensed embalmer or a retired embalmer whose license was in good standing at the time of retirement, if the board member was appointed to serve on the board as an embalmer.

[Amended by 1971 c.650 §25; 1973 c.792 §46; 1979 c.858 §3; 1981 c.439 §1; 1983 c.810 §20; 1985 c.207 §15; 1991 c.542 §5; 1997 c.632 §12; 2009 c.535 §35; 2009 c.756 §85]