Section 1204 - Management of Funeral Establishment(a) Any person, association, partnership, corporation or other organization licensed and conducting business as a funeral establishment shall designate a licensed funeral director to manage the establishment, and shall report the designation to the bureau within ten (10) days of the effective date of the designation.(b) The designated managing licensed funeral director of a licensed funeral establishment shall be responsible for exercising such direct supervision and control over the conduct of said funeral establishment as is necessary to ensure full compliance with the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Law, the provisions of this chapter and the applicable provisions of the Health and Safety Code. Failure of the designated managing licensed funeral director and/or the licensed funeral establishment to exercise such supervision or control, or failure of the holder of the funeral establishment license to make such designation shall constitute a ground for disciplinary action.(c) A licensed funeral establishment may, upon approval by the bureau, designate a licensed funeral director to manage more than one (1) facility under the following conditions: (1) the licensed funeral establishments are under common ownership, and;(2) the common owners have designated one (1) funeral establishment as the main office. The main office is defined as a designated location registered with the bureau where the principals of the funeral establishment can be contacted, and;(3) the remaining establishment must be within a sixty (60) mile radius of the main office, and;(4) the licensed funeral establishments requesting permission from the bureau to use one (1) designated managing licensed funeral director, must make a written request, on a form 21F-12 (4/93) provided by the bureau. An inspection shall be scheduled and completed to ensure that the conditions set forth in this section have been satisfied.(d) A funeral director who advertises his or her services shall hold a current, active license, and shall include his or her license number, the name and license number of the funeral establishment at which he or she is employed, and the name of the city or community where the funeral establishment is located on any television and print advertising including, but not limited to, telephone and other directory listings, and newspaper and magazine advertisements.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1204
1. New article 1.5 (sections 1204-1205) and section filed 10-31-97; operative 11-30-97 (Register 97, No. 44).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a), (c) and (c)(2)-(4) filed 9-22-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 38). Note: Authority cited: Sections 7606 and 7616.2, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7606, 7616, 7616.2, 7618, 7619, 7620, 7621 and 7622, Business and Professions Code.
1. New article 1.5 (sections 1204-1205) and section filed 10-31-97; operative 11-30-97 (Register 97, No. 44).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a), (c) and (c)(2)-(4) filed 9-22-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 38).