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§ 7-102. Right to practice funeral direction, mortuary science

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Morticians and Funeral Directors (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 7-102
§ 7-102. Right to practice funeral direction, mortuary science
Currentness
In general
(a) This title does not limit the right of an individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is authorized to practice under this article.
Registrant or permit holder defined
(b)(1) In this subsection, “registrant or permit holder” means a person regulated under Title 5 of the Business Regulation Article as a registered cemeterian, registered seller, or holder of a permit to operate a cemetery or burial goods business.
(2) This title does not apply to :
(i) The business of operating a cemetery, including the sale of cemetery lots, grave sites, mausoleums, monuments, lawn crypts, or vaults;
(ii) The ownership of a crematory or the business of operating a crematory in which:
1. A registrant or permit holder owns a greater percentage of the crematory than a person licensed under this title;
2. Ownership is equal between a registrant or permit holder and a person licensed under this title; or
3. Neither a registrant, permit holder, or person licensed under this title has an ownership interest in the crematory; or
(iii) The ownership of a crematory or the business of operating a crematory or incinerator at a licensed medical facility or educational institution.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 6-102 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, c. 9, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 7-102 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 450, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Formerly Art. 43, § 359.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 7-102, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 7-102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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