65-1703. Unlicensed persons; unlawful acts; student and apprentice embalmers; definitions.
65-1703
65-1703. Unlicensed persons; unlawful acts; student and apprenticeembalmers; definitions.It is unlawful for any person who is notlicensed as an embalmer to advertise, practice, offer topractice, or hold oneself out as practicing the science ofembalming, either by arterial or cavity treatment, or otherwise, in this state,or to embalm any dead human body for shipment or transportation by common orprivate carrier. It is unlawful for any commoncarrier to receive for transportation or to transport any dead human bodyunless the body has been prepared by a licensed embalmer,in accordance with this act and the rules and regulations of theboard. No one except a licensed embalmer, an apprentice embalmeror a student embalmer under the provisions of this act and rules andregulations of the board shall be permitted todoany of the actual embalming of a dead human body, and no licensedembalmer shall permit anyone who is not a licensed embalmer, anapprentice embalmer or astudent embalmer assigned to such embalmer, to perform in such embalmer's placeof business, or elsewhere, or undersuch embalmer's supervision, any of the actual embalming of a dead humanbody, or perform any act necessary to embalm and preserve a dead human body.
Student embalmers shall preregister or register with the board and beunder the direct personal supervision of a licensed Kansas embalmer at alltimes during the embalming process. Apprentice embalmers shall be under thepersonal supervision of a licensed embalmer.
The term "actual embalming" as used in this section shall notbe construed to include dressing the hair, bathing, moving or dressing thebody, or cosmetic work.
The term "direct personal supervision" means that a licensed Kansasembalmer takes full responsibility for actions of the student embalmer andshall be physically present at all times.
The term "personal supervision" means that a licensed embalmer takes fullresponsibility for the actions of the apprentice embalmer, but does not requireany physical presence.
History: L. 1907, ch. 387, § 8; L. 1909, ch. 225, § 4; R.S. 1923,65-1703; L.1941, ch. 297, § 9;L. 1991, ch. 190, § 3;L. 1995, ch. 86, § 1; July 1.