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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.29.03.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="29" chapter_num="03" heading="Restricted Funeral Establishment Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Board shall license a restricted funeral establishment before the restricted funeral establishment may be used for the practice of mortuary science or funeral direction.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Board shall issue a restricted funeral establishment license to a restricted funeral establishment that has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Complied with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>All applicable federal, State, and local laws;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Advertising requirements set forth in COMAR 10.29.12; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Regulation .05 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For each restricted funeral establishment:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Submitted an application to the Board on the required form which includes a full description of services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Paid the application fee and, when applicable, the family security trust fund fee; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Completed and passed an inspection as outlined in Regulation .05 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>After July 1, 2001, submitted to the Board copies of the documents listed in Regulation .05D of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Beginning January 1, 2002, submitted during the bi-annual inspection to the Board, copies of the documents listed in Regulation .05D of this chapter created during the preceding year; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Operated in accordance with Health Occupations Article, Title 7, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The restricted funeral establishment shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit a notarized lease agreement with the sponsoring funeral establishment, including an application stating scope of operations for approval to the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Employ and designate, on a form provided by the Board, a supervising mortician or supervising funeral director, licensed in accordance with State laws, who shall be in compliance with Health Occupations Article, Title 7, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submit documentation of any termination or change in the status of the lease agreement, within 10 days of the termination or change in status.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of Health Occupations Article, §7-319, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Board may:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Deny a license to an applicant for a restricted funeral establishment license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Reprimand the holder of a restricted funeral establishment license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Place the holder of a restricted funeral establishment license on probation:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Suspend or revoke a restricted funeral establishment license if, with the knowledge or at the direction of the restricted funeral establishment:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An unlicensed individual practices mortuary science or funeral direction for or within the restricted funeral establishment; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An employee of the restricted funeral establishment fails to comply with:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Health-General Article, §5-513(b) and (d), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Health Occupations Article, §7-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The funeral establishment sponsor shall remain in good standing with the Board to continue as a sponsor for any restricted funeral establishment.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>For a funeral establishment sponsor that experiences the death of single owner and sole licensee as set forth in Health Occupations Article, §7-308.3, Annotated Code of Maryland, the restricted funeral establishment:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall submit to the Board a new notarized lease agreement within 30 days, if the restricted funeral establishment intends to continue operating from that sponsoring funeral establishment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall be subject to hearing provisions set forth under Health Occupations Article, §7-319, Annotated Code of Maryland, for failure to comply with §F(1) of this regulation, which may result in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A reprimand for the holder of the restricted establishment license;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Probation for the holder of the restricted establishment license; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The suspension or revocation of the restricted establishment license; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>May voluntarily surrender the restricted funeral establishment license to avoid the hearing procedures provided the conditions are met as set forth under Health Occupations Article, §7-318, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If a funeral establishment sponsor closes its operations to the public, any restricted establishment license with a lease agreement with this designated funeral establishment sponsor:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall become invalid upon closure of the sponsoring funeral establishment subject to the hearing provisions set forth under Health Occupations Article, §7-319, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May voluntarily surrender the restricted funeral establishment license to avoid the hearing procedures, provided the conditions are met as set forth under Health Occupations Article, §7-318, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>For each location operated by the restricted funeral establishment, a separate license shall be obtained and displayed prior to commencing the practice of mortuary science or funeral direction.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>As set forth under Health Occupations Article, §7-504, preneed services and merchandise may be offered by a restricted funeral establishment.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>