Section 7-301 - License required; exceptions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-301. License required; exceptions.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice mortuary science in this State. 

(b)  Exceptions.- This section does not: 

(1) Limit the right of a school of medicine or dentistry to use and dispose of a dead human body or its parts; 

(2) Limit the right of any person who is authorized by law to handle or dispose of a dead human body or its parts, if the person acts within the scope of that authorization; 

(3) Affect the right of an authorized officer or employee of the United States or the District of Columbia to practice mortuary science in the course of that individual's duties; 

(4) Apply to an individual who makes funeral arrangements in the course of the duties of that individual as an attorney; or 

(5) (i) Limit the right of the Board to issue temporary permits to out-of-state licensed morticians or funeral directors for teaching purposes involving an approved continuing education program or disaster situations as deemed necessary by the Board. 

(ii) A mortician or funeral director who is issued a temporary permit shall be subject to any conditions and limitations that the Board may specify in the permit and the provisions of this title. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 359; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 770, § 4; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1994, ch. 515; 2002, ch. 525; 2007, chs. 185, 186.]