# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 7. Morticians and Funeral Directors

### Subtitle 4A. Family Security Trust Fund

#### Section 7-4A-05

(a) Before the Board issues an initial funeral establishment license, the funeral establishment shall pay, in addition to all other applicable fees, a fee of $375 to be credited to the Fund.

(b)

  (1) Each funeral establishment shall pay $375 per year into the Fund, until the Fund has accumulated a balance of $1,000,000.

  (2) If, after the Fund has accumulated a balance of $1,000,000, the amount in the Fund falls below $1,000,000, the Board shall assess each funeral establishment an additional fee in an amount that will, over a reasonable period, return the Fund to a level of at least $1,000,000.

  (3) The Board may not issue a renewal funeral establishment license if the funeral establishment has not paid the fee required under this subsection.

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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)