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Second Substitute S.B. 91

Senator David L. Gladwell proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
FUNERAL SERVICES AMENDMENTS

             2     
2003 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: David L. Gladwell

             5      This act modifies the Occupations and Professions Code by repealing the provisions of
             6      the Funeral Services Licensing Act and the Preneed Funeral Arrangement Act. The act
             7      enacts the provisions of those two acts within the Funeral Services Licensing Act. The act
             8      alters the membership of the Board of Funeral Service. The act eliminates the Preneed
             9      Funeral Arrangement Licensing Board and transfers the duties and responsibilities to the
             10      Board of Funeral Service. The act enacts provisions prohibiting a convicted felon from
             11      holding certain licenses. The act enacts endorsement requirements for individuals
             12      licensed in another jurisdiction. The act enacts provisions prohibiting solicitation of
             13      funeral services or merchandise after a person's death. The act establishes criminal
             14      penalties for certain violations. The act enacts provisions dealing with the right and duty
             15      to control the disposition of a deceased person. The act modifies the Utah Health Code
             16      and the Utah Uniform Probate Code to provide cross-references to the Funeral Services
             17      Licensing Act. The act makes technical changes.
             18      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             19      AMENDS:
             20          26-2-18, as last amended by Chapter 86, Laws of Utah 2000
             21          26-4-16, as enacted by Chapter 126, Laws of Utah 1981
             22          63-55-258, as last amended by Chapter 49, Laws of Utah 2002
             23          75-1-107, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 39, Laws of Utah 1998
             24          75-1-201, as last amended by Chapter 142, Laws of Utah 1999
             25      ENACTS:


             26          58-9-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27          58-9-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             28          58-9-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             29          58-9-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             30          58-9-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31          58-9-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32          58-9-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             33          58-9-305, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             34          58-9-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             35          58-9-307, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             36          58-9-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             37          58-9-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             38          58-9-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             39          58-9-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             40          58-9-504, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             41          58-9-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             42          58-9-506, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             43          58-9-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             44          58-9-602, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45          58-9-603, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             46          58-9-604, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             47          58-9-605, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             48          58-9-701, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             49          58-9-702, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             50          58-9-703, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             51          58-9-704, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             52          58-9-705, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             53          58-9-706, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             54          58-9-707, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             55          58-9-708, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             56      REPEALS:


             57          58-9-1, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 1991
             58          58-9-2, as last amended by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             59          58-9-3, as last amended by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             60          58-9-4, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             61          58-9-5, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             62          58-9-6, as last amended by Chapter 313, Laws of Utah 1994
             63          58-9-7, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             64          58-9-8, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 1991
             65          58-9-9, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 1991
             66          58-9-10, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 1991
             67          58-9-11, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 1991
             68          58-9-12, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 1991
             69          58-9-13, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             70          58-9-15, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 250, Laws of Utah 1991
             71          58-58-1, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             72          58-58-2, as last amended by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             73          58-58-3, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1996
             74          58-58-4, as last amended by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             75          58-58-5, as last amended by Chapter 313, Laws of Utah 1994
             76          58-58-6, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             77          58-58-7, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 1993
             78          58-58-8, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             79          58-58-9, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             80          58-58-10, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             81          58-58-11, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             82          58-58-12, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             83          58-58-13, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             84          58-58-14, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             85          58-58-15, as enacted by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1991
             86      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             87          Section 1. Section 26-2-18 is amended to read:


             88           26-2-18. Interments -- Duties of sexton or person in charge -- Record of
             89      interments -- Information filed with local registrar.
             90          (1) (a) A sexton or person in charge of any premises in which interments are made may
             91      not inter or permit the interment of any dead body or dead fetus unless the interment is made by
             92      a funeral director licensed under Title 58, Chapter 9, Funeral Services Licensing Act, or by a
             93      person holding a burial-transit permit.
             94          (b) The right and duty to control the disposition of a deceased person shall be governed
             95      by Sections 58-9-601 through 58-9-605 .
             96          (2) The sexton or the person in charge of any premises where interments are made shall
             97      keep a record of all interments made in the premises under his charge, stating the name of the
             98      decedent, place of death, date of burial, and name and address of the funeral director or other
             99      person making the interment. This record shall be open to public inspection. A city or county
             100      clerk may, at the clerk's option, maintain the interment records on behalf of the sexton or
             101      person in charge of any premises in which interments are made.
             102          (3) Not later than the tenth day of each month, the sexton, person in charge of the
             103      premises, or city or county clerk who maintains the interment records shall send to the local
             104      registrar and the department a list of all interments made in the premises during the preceding
             105      month. The list shall be in the form prescribed by the state registrar.
             106          Section 2. Section 26-4-16 is amended to read:
             107           26-4-16. Release of body for funeral preparations.
             108          (1) Where a body is held for investigation or autopsy under the provisions of this
             109      chapter or for any medical investigation permitted by law, the body shall, if requested by [next
             110      of kin] the person given priority under Section 58-9-602 ,, be released for funeral preparations
             111      no later than 24 hours after the arrival at the office of the medical examiner or regional medical
             112      facility. An extension may be ordered only by a district court.
             113          (2) The right and duty to control the disposition of a deceased person shall be governed
             114      by Sections 58-9-601 through 58-9-605 .
             115          Section 3. Section 58-9-101 is enacted to read:
             116     
CHAPTER 9. FUNERAL SERVICES LICENSING ACT

             117     
Part 1. General Provisions

             118          58-9-101. Title.


             119          This chapter is known as the "Funeral Services Licensing Act."
             120          Section 4. Section 58-9-102 is enacted to read:
             121          58-9-102. Definitions.
             122          In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102 , as used in this chapter:
             123          (1) "Beneficiary" means the individual who, at the time of the beneficiary's death, is to
             124      receive the benefit of the property and services purchased under a preneed funeral arrangement.
             125          (2) "Board" means the Board of Funeral Service created in Section 58-9-201 .
             126          (3) "Buyer" means any person who purchases a preneed funeral arrangement.
             127          (4) "Calcination" means a process in which a dead human body is reduced by intense
             128      heat to a residue that is not as substantive as the residue that follows cremation.
             129          (5) "Cremation" means the reduction of a dead human body by direct flame to residue
             130      that includes bone fragments.
             131          (6) "Direct disposition" means the disposition of a dead human body:
             132          (a) as quickly as law allows;
             133          (b) without preparation of the body by embalming; and
             134          (c) without any attendant funeral service or graveside service.
             135          (7) "Disposition" means the final disposal of a dead human body by:
             136          (a) earth interment;
             137          (b) above ground burial;
             138          (c) cremation;
             139          (d) calcination;
             140          (e) burial at sea;
             141          (f) delivery to a medical institution; or
             142          (g) other lawful means.
             143          (8) "Embalming" means replacing body fluids in a dead human body with preserving
             144      and disinfecting chemicals.
             145          (9) "Funeral establishment" means a place established for any of the following
             146      purposes in connection with a dead human body:
             147          (a) custody;
             148          (b) shelter;
             149          (c) care;


             150          (d) preparation;
             151          (e) disposition; or
             152          (f) other services.
             153          (10) (a) "Funeral merchandise" means any of the following into which a dead human
             154      body is placed in connection with the transportation or disposition of the body:
             155          (i) vaults;
             156          (ii) caskets; or
             157          (iii) other personal property.
             158          (b) "Funeral merchandise" does not include:
             159          (i) mausoleum crypts;
             160          (ii) interment receptacles preset in a cemetery; or
             161          (iii) columbarium niches.
             162          (11) "Funeral service" means any service, rite, or ceremony performed:
             163          (a) with respect to the death of a human; and
             164          (b) with the body of the deceased present.
             165          (12) "Funeral service apprentice" means an individual licensed under this chapter who
             166      is permitted to:
             167          (a) assist a funeral service director in the embalming or other preparation of a dead
             168      human body for deposition;
             169          (b) assist a funeral service director in the cremation, calcination, or pulverization of a
             170      dead human body or its remains; and
             171          (c) perform other funeral service activities under supervision of a funeral service
             172      director.
             173          (13) "Funeral service director" means an individual licensed under this chapter who
             174      may engage in all lawful professional activities regulated and defined under the practice of
             175      funeral service.
             176          (14) "Graveside service" means a funeral service held at the location of disposition.
             177          (15) "Memorial service" means any service, rite, or ceremony performed:
             178          (a) with respect to the death of a human; and
             179          (b) without the body of the deceased present.
             180          (16) "Practice of funeral service" means:


             181          (a) supervising the receipt of custody and transportation of a dead human body to
             182      prepare the body for:
             183          (i) disposition; or
             184          (ii) shipment to another location;
             185          (b) entering into a contract with any person to provide professional services regulated
             186      under this chapter;
             187          (c) embalming or otherwise preparing a dead human body for disposition;
             188          (d) supervising the arrangement or conduct of any of the following:
             189          (i) a funeral service;
             190          (ii) a graveside service; or
             191          (iii) a memorial service;
             192          (e) cremation, calcination, or pulverization of a dead human body or the body's
             193      remains;
             194          (f) supervising the arrangement of:
             195          (i) a disposition; or
             196          (ii) a direct disposition;
             197          (g) facilitating:
             198          (i) a disposition; or
             199          (ii) a direct disposition;
             200          (h) supervising sales of funeral merchandise by a funeral establishment;
             201          (i) managing or otherwise being responsible for the practice of funeral service in a
             202      licensed funeral establishment;
             203          (j) supervising the sale of a preneed funeral arrangement; and
             204          (k) contracting with or employing individuals to sell a preneed funeral arrangement.
             205          (17) (a) "Preneed funeral arrangement" means any written or oral agreement sold in
             206      advance of the death of the beneficiary under which a person agrees with a buyer to provide at
             207      the death of the beneficiary any of the following as are typically provided in connection with a
             208      disposition:
             209          (i) goods;
             210          (ii) services, including:
             211          (A) embalming services; and


             212          (B) funeral directing services;
             213          (iii) real property; or
             214          (iv) personal property, including:
             215          (A) caskets;
             216          (B) other primary containers;
             217          (C) cremation or transportation containers;
             218          (D) outer burial containers;
             219          (E) vaults;
             220          (F) grave liners;
             221          (G) funeral clothing and accessories;
             222          (H) monuments;
             223          (I) grave markers; and
             224          (J) cremation urns.
             225          (b) "Preneed funeral arrangement" includes a policy or product of life insurance:
             226          (i) providing a death benefit cash payment on the death of the beneficiary; and
             227          (ii) that is limited to providing the products and services described in Subsection
             228      (17)(a).
             229          (c) "Preneed funeral arrangement" does not include a policy or product of life insurance
             230      that does not meet the requirements of Subsection (17)(b).
             231          (18) "Provider" means a licensed funeral establishment that furnishes or will furnish
             232      the services or property purchased under a preneed funeral arrangement.
             233          (19) "Pulverization" means a grinding process that reduces the residue of a cremation
             234      or calcination into a powdery substance.
             235          (20) "Sales agent" means an individual licensed under this chapter as a preneed funeral
             236      arrangement sales agent.
             237          (21) "Unlawful conduct" is as defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-9-501 .
             238          (22) "Unprofessional conduct" is as defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-9-502 .
             239          Section 5. Section 58-9-201 is enacted to read:
             240     
Part 2. Board

             241          58-9-201. Board.
             242          (1) There is created the Board of Funeral Service consisting of:


             243          (a) three funeral service directors who own or have an ownership interest in a funeral
             244      establishment, at least two of which are preened funeral arrangement providers;
             245          (b) one preneed funeral arrangement sales agent, who does not have an ownership
             246      interest in a funeral service establishment;
             247          (c) one owner or officer of an endowment care cemetery; and
             248          (d) two members from the general public who have no association with the funeral
             249      service profession.
             250          (2) The board shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201 .
             251          (3) The duties and responsibilities of the board shall be in accordance with Sections
             252      58-1-202 and 58-1-203 . In addition, the board shall designate one of its members on a
             253      permanent or rotating basis to:
             254          (a) assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful or
             255      unprofessional conduct of a licensee; and
             256          (b) advise the division in its investigation of these complaints.
             257          (4) A board member who has, under Subsection (3), reviewed a complaint or advised
             258      the division in its investigation may be disqualified from participating with the board when the
             259      board serves as a presiding officer of an administrative proceeding concerning the complaint.
             260          Section 6. Section 58-9-301 is enacted to read:
             261     
Part 3. Licensing

             262          58-9-301. Licensure required -- License classifications.
             263          (1) A license is required to engage in the practice of funeral service, except as
             264      specifically provided in Sections 58-1-307 and 58-9-305 .
             265          (2) The division shall issue to a person who qualifies under this chapter a license in the
             266      classification of:
             267          (a) funeral service director;
             268          (b) funeral service apprentice;
             269          (c) funeral service establishment;
             270          (d) preneed funeral arrangement provider; or
             271          (e) preneed funeral arrangement sales agent.
             272          Section 7. Section 58-9-302 is enacted to read:
             273          58-9-302. Qualifications for licensure.


             274          (1) Each applicant for licensure as a funeral service director shall:
             275          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             276          (b) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             277          (c) be of good moral character in that the applicant has not been convicted of:
             278          (i) a felony;
             279          (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
             280          (iii) any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a
             281      funeral service director is considered by the division and the board to indicate that the best
             282      interests of the public are not served by granting the applicant a license;
             283          (d) have completed a high school education or its equivalent;
             284          (e) have obtained an associate degree, or its equivalent, in mortuary science from a
             285      school of funeral service accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education or
             286      other accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;
             287          (f) have completed not less than 2,000 hours and 50 embalmings, over a period of not
             288      less than one year, of satisfactory performance in training as a licensed funeral service
             289      apprentice under the supervision of a licensed funeral service director; and
             290          (g) have successfully completed examinations approved by the division in
             291      collaboration with the board.
             292          (2) Each applicant for licensure as a funeral service apprentice shall:
             293          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             294          (b) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             295          (c) be of good moral character in that the applicant has not been convicted of:
             296          (i) a felony;
             297          (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
             298          (iii) any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a
             299      funeral service apprentice is considered by the division and the board to indicate that the best
             300      interests of the public are not served by granting the applicant a license;
             301          (d) have completed a high school education or its equivalent; and
             302          (e) have successfully completed an examination testing the applicant's knowledge of
             303      the law and rules made under this chapter.
             304          (3) Each applicant for licensure as a funeral service establishment shall:


             305          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             306          (b) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             307          (c) have in place and maintain at all times a licensed funeral service director
             308      responsible for the operation of the funeral service establishment as the sole proprietor, a
             309      managing general partner, or an officer of a corporation or other business entity; and
             310          (d) if it is the intention of the funeral service establishment to sell preneed funeral
             311      arrangements, file with the division an application for a license to sell preneed funeral
             312      arrangements.
             313          (4) Each applicant for licensure as a preneed funeral arrangement provider shall:
             314          (a) submit an application in a form provided by the division;
             315          (b) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             316          (c) be licensed in the state as a funeral service establishment;
             317          (d) be free of activities or conduct which, when considered with the responsibilities of
             318      a licensee and the public interest, is a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare;
             319          (e) file with the completed application a copy of each form of contract or agreement the
             320      applicant will use in the sale of preneed funeral arrangements; and
             321          (f) provide evidence of appropriate licensure with the Insurance Department if the
             322      applicant intends to engage in the sale of any preneed funeral arrangements funded in whole or
             323      in part by an insurance policy or product to be sold by the provider or the provider's sales agent.
             324          (5) Each applicant for licensure as a preneed funeral arrangement sales agent shall:
             325          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             326          (b) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             327          (c) be of good moral character in that the applicant has not been convicted of:
             328          (i) a felony;
             329          (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
             330          (iii) any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a
             331      preneed funeral sales agent is considered by the division and the board to indicate that the best
             332      interests of the public are not served by granting the applicant a license;
             333          (d) be a high school graduate or have obtained a certificate of equivalency approved by
             334      the division;
             335          (e) pass an examination approved by the division in collaboration with the board;


             336          (f) provide evidence that the applicant will be associated with a licensed preneed
             337      funeral arrangement provider upon issuance of a license under terms acceptable to the division;
             338      and
             339          (g) provide evidence of appropriate licensure with the Insurance Department if the
             340      applicant intends to engage in the sale of any preneed funeral arrangements funded in whole or
             341      in part by an insurance policy or product.
             342          Section 8. Section 58-9-303 is enacted to read:
             343          58-9-303. Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal.
             344          (1) The division shall issue each license under this chapter in accordance with a
             345      two-year renewal cycle established by rule. The division may by rule extend or shorten a
             346      renewal cycle by as much as one year to stagger the renewal cycles it administers.
             347          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a person who has once held a license as a funeral
             348      service apprentice and has not qualified for licensure as a funeral service director may be issued
             349      a subsequent funeral service apprentice license for only one additional two-year term upon the
             350      specific approval of the division in collaboration with the board.
             351          (3) At the time of renewal, the licensee shall show satisfactory evidence of completion
             352      of continuing education as required under Section 58-9-304 .
             353          (4) Each license automatically expires on the expiration date shown on the license
             354      unless the licensee renews it in accordance with Section 58-1-308 .
             355          Section 9. Section 58-9-304 is enacted to read:
             356          58-9-304. Continuing education.
             357          (1) As a condition precedent for license renewal, each funeral service director shall,
             358      during each two-year licensure cycle or other cycle defined by rule, complete 20 hours of
             359      qualified continuing professional education in accordance with standards defined by rule.
             360          (2) If a renewal cycle is extended or shortened under Section 58-9-303 , the continuing
             361      education hours required for license renewal under this section shall be increased or decreased
             362      proportionally.
             363          Section 10. Section 58-9-305 is enacted to read:
             364          58-9-305. Exemptions from licensure.
             365          In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307 , a person may engage
             366      in the following acts included within the definition of the practice of funeral service, subject to


             367      the stated circumstances and limitations, without being licensed under this chapter:
             368          (1) transportation of a dead human body in accordance with other applicable state and
             369      federal laws;
             370          (2) ambulance or other emergency transportation of a dead human body;
             371          (3) the sale of any of the following that is delivered to the buyer or the buyer's designee
             372      within 90 days after the day of the sale:
             373          (a) funeral merchandise;
             374          (b) headstones; or
             375          (c) other memorial merchandise;
             376          (4) the performance of funeral, graveside, or memorial services by:
             377          (a) a member of the clergy;
             378          (b) a member of the decedent's family; or
             379          (c) any other recognized individual;
             380          (5) assisting a Utah licensed funeral service director regarding disasters or special
             381      emergencies by individuals licensed in other states as funeral service directors;
             382          (6) activities of an unlicensed individual employed by a funeral service establishment
             383      involving arrangement for a funeral service or the sale of funeral merchandise if the binding
             384      contract is reviewed, approved, and signed in behalf of the funeral service establishment by a
             385      licensed funeral service director; and
             386          (7) nonprofessional tasks or activities which do not require independent professional
             387      judgment which are required of persons employed by a funeral service establishment under the
             388      supervision of a funeral service director.
             389          Section 11. Section 58-9-306 is enacted to read:
             390          58-9-306. License by endorsement.
             391          The division may issue a license by endorsement to a person who holds a license to
             392      engage in the practice of funeral service from another state, jurisdiction, or territory of the
             393      United States, if:
             394          (1) the person's license is:
             395          (a) active;
             396          (b) in good standing; and
             397          (c) free from disciplinary action; and


             398          (2) the person:
             399          (a) meets the requirements of Section 58-1-302 ;
             400          (b) is of good moral character in that the person has not been convicted of:
             401          (i) a felony;
             402          (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or
             403          (iii) any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of the
             404      license for which the person is applying is considered by the division and the board to indicate
             405      that the best interests of the public are not served by granting the applicant a license;
             406          (c) has completed five years of lawful and active practice as a licensed funeral service
             407      director and embalmer within the ten years immediately preceding the application for licensure
             408      by endorsement;
             409          (d) has passed a national examination determined by the division; and
             410          (e) has passed an examination on the rules of the state determined by the division.
             411          Section 12. Section 58-9-307 is enacted to read:
             412          58-9-307. Supervision of funeral service apprentice.
             413          (1) A person seeking licensure as a funeral service apprentice shall submit as a part of
             414      the application for a license:
             415          (a) the name of the licensed funeral service director who has agreed to supervise the
             416      applicant; and
             417          (b) the name of the licensed funeral establishment at which the training and supervision
             418      shall take place.
             419          (2) A licensed funeral service director may supervise only one licensed funeral service
             420      apprentice at one time.
             421          (3) Within 30 days after the day on which the supervisor-supervisee relationship
             422      between a licensed funeral service director and a licensed funeral service apprentice terminates,
             423      the funeral service director shall furnish to the division a report of the performance of the
             424      funeral service apprentice. The report shall be in form and content as prescribed by the
             425      division.
             426          (4) A licensed funeral service apprentice may apply to the division to request
             427      supervision by a different funeral service director. The application shall be made on a form
             428      prescribed by the division. A change of supervisor requires approval of the division. The


             429      supervising funeral service director shall submit to the division, in accordance with Subsection
             430      (3), a report of the funeral service apprentice's performance.
             431          (5) The licensed funeral service director is responsible for all of the duties and
             432      functions performed by the funeral service apprentice.
             433          Section 13. Section 58-9-401 is enacted to read:
             434     
Part 4. License Denial and Discipline

             435          58-9-401. Grounds for denial of license -- Disciplinary proceedings.
             436          Grounds for refusing to issue a license to an applicant, for refusing to renew the license
             437      of a licensee, for revoking, suspending, restricting, or placing on probation the license of a
             438      licensee, for issuing a public or private reprimand to a licensee, and for issuing a cease and
             439      desist order shall be in accordance with Section 58-1-401 .
             440          Section 14. Section 58-9-501 is enacted to read:
             441     
Part 5. Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct -- Penalties

             442          58-9-501. Unlawful conduct.
             443          "Unlawful conduct" includes:
             444          (1) doing any of the following to prepare a dead human body for disposition unless
             445      licensed as a funeral service director or a funeral service apprentice:
             446          (a) embalming;
             447          (b) calcinating;
             448          (c) pulverizing;
             449          (d) cremating; or
             450          (e) using any method that invades a dead human body;
             451          (2) using the title "funeral service director," "funeral service apprentice," or "funeral
             452      service establishment" unless licensed under this chapter;
             453          (3) engaging in, providing, or agreeing to provide funeral arrangements to be provided
             454      under a preneed funeral arrangement without first obtaining a license as a preneed funeral
             455      arrangement provider under this chapter;
             456          (4) engaging in selling, representing for sale, or in any other way offering to sell any
             457      contract under which preneed funeral arrangements are to be provided without first obtaining a
             458      license under this chapter as:
             459          (a) a preneed funeral arrangement sales agent; or


             460          (b) a funeral service director;
             461          (5) selling or representing for sale any preneed funeral arrangement contract or
             462      agreement:
             463          (a) which has not been approved as to form and content by the division; and
             464          (b) a current copy of which is not on file with the division; and
             465          (6) failing to comply with Section 58-9-702 .
             466          Section 15. Section 58-9-502 is enacted to read:
             467          58-9-502. Unprofessional conduct.
             468          (1) "Unprofessional conduct" includes:
             469          (a) the failure of a funeral service director to accurately document, report, and
             470      supervise the activities of a funeral service apprentice;
             471          (b) knowingly soliciting the sale of any funeral service or funeral merchandise for a
             472      person whose death occurred or was imminent prior to the solicitation; and
             473          (c) paying or offering to pay a commission or anything of value to secure deceased
             474      human remains for a funeral service or disposition to:
             475          (i) medical personnel;
             476          (ii) a nursing home;
             477          (iii) a nursing home employee;
             478          (iv) a hospice;
             479          (v) a hospice employee;
             480          (vi) clergy;
             481          (vii) a government official; or
             482          (viii) any other third party.
             483          (2) "Unprofessional conduct" does not include:
             484          (a) general advertising directed to the public at large; or
             485          (b) responding to a notification of death from:
             486          (i) medical personnel;
             487          (ii) a nursing home;
             488          (iii) a nursing home employee;
             489          (iv) a hospice;
             490          (v) a hospice employee;


             491          (vi) clergy;
             492          (vii) a government official; or
             493          (viii) any authorized representative of the family of the deceased person.
             494          Section 16. Section 58-9-503 is enacted to read:
             495          58-9-503. Penalty for unlawful conduct.
             496          (1) Any person who violates the unlawful conduct provisions defined in Subsections
             497      58-9-501 (1) through (5) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             498          (2) Any person who violates the unlawful conduct provision defined in Subsection
             499      58-9-501 (6) may be prosecuted under Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 4, Theft.
             500          Section 17. Section 58-9-504 is enacted to read:
             501          58-9-504. Authority to promulgate rules.
             502          In addition to the authority granted under Section 58-1-106 , in accordance with Title
             503      63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division in collaboration with the
             504      board shall establish by rule:
             505          (1) the minimum requirements for a licensed funeral establishment for the following:
             506          (a) physical facilities;
             507          (b) equipment;
             508          (c) instruments; and
             509          (d) supplies;
             510          (2) license cycles under Section 58-9-303 ;
             511          (3) standards to protect the interests of buyers and potential buyers of preneed funeral
             512      arrangements under Section 58-9-701 ; and
             513          (4) standards for preneed funeral arrangement trusts.
             514          Section 18. Section 58-9-505 is enacted to read:
             515          58-9-505. Disclosure requirements.
             516          A licensee under this chapter shall disclose information in accordance with regulations
             517      of the Federal Trade Commission and rules adopted by the division pursuant to this chapter.
             518          Section 19. Section 58-9-506 is enacted to read:
             519          58-9-506. Inspection -- Right to access.
             520          A licensed funeral service establishment is subject to inspection during normal business
             521      hours to determine compliance with the laws of Utah by:


             522          (1) any authorized representative of the division; or
             523          (2) any authorized representative of a local or state health department.
             524          Section 20. Section 58-9-601 is enacted to read:
             525     
Part 6. Control of Disposition

             526          58-9-601. Advance directions.
             527          (1) A person may provide written directions meeting the requirements of Subsection
             528      (2) to direct the preparation, type, and place of the person's disposition, including:
             529          (a) designating a funeral service establishment;
             530          (b) providing directions for burial arrangements; or
             531          (c) providing directions for cremation arrangements.
             532          (2) The written directions described in Subsection (1) shall contain:
             533          (a) the name and address of the decedent;
             534          (b) written directions regarding the decedent's disposition;
             535          (c) the signature of the decedent;
             536          (d) the signatures of at least two unrelated individuals, each of whom signed within a
             537      reasonable time after witnessing the signing of the form by the decedent; and
             538          (e) the date or dates the written directions were prepared and signed.
             539          (3) A funeral service director shall carry out the written directions of the decedent
             540      prepared under this section to the extent that:
             541          (a) the directions are reasonable;
             542          (b) the directions are lawful; and
             543          (c) the decedent has provided resources to carry out the directions.
             544          (4) Directions for disposition contained in a will shall be carried out pursuant to
             545      Subsection (3) regardless of:
             546          (a) the validity of other aspects of the will; or
             547          (b) the fact that the will may not be offered or admitted to probate until a later date.
             548          (5) A person may change or cancel written directions prepared under this section at any
             549      time prior to the person's death by providing written notice to all applicable persons, including:
             550          (a) the individuals who signed the written directions under Subsection (2)(d);
             551          (b) if the written directions designate a funeral service establishment or funeral service
             552      director, the funeral service establishment or funeral service director designated in the written


             553      directions; and
             554          (c) if the written directions are contained in a will, the personal representative as
             555      defined in Section 75-1-201 .
             556          Section 21. Section 58-9-602 is enacted to read:
             557          58-9-602. Determination of control of disposition.
             558          The right and duty to control the disposition of a deceased person, including the
             559      location and conditions of the disposition, vest in the following degrees of relationship in the
             560      order named:
             561          (1) a person designated in a written instrument, excluding a power of attorney that
             562      terminates at death under Sections 75-5-501 and 75-5-502 , if the written instrument contains:
             563          (a) the name and address of the decedent;
             564          (b) the name and address of the person designated under this Subsection (1);
             565          (c) the signature of the decedent;
             566          (d) the signatures of at least two unrelated individuals who are not the person
             567      designated under this Subsection (1), each of whom signed within a reasonable time after
             568      witnessing the signing of the form by the decedent; and
             569          (e) the date or dates the written instrument was prepared and signed;
             570          (2) the surviving, legally recognized spouse of the decedent;
             571          (3) the surviving child or the majority of the surviving children of the decedent over
             572      the age of 18;
             573          (4) the unanimous consent of the surviving parent, parents, or lawful custodian of the
             574      decedent;
             575          (5) the person or persons in the next degree of succession under Title 75, Chapter 2,
             576      Intestate Succession and Wills;
             577          (6) any public official charged with arranging the disposition of deceased persons;
             578          (7) a person or persons whom the funeral service director reasonably believes is
             579      entitled to control the disposition; and
             580          (8) in the absence of any person under Subsections (1) through (7), any person willing
             581      to assume the right and duty to control the disposition.
             582          Section 22. Section 58-9-603 is enacted to read:
             583          58-9-603. Estranged persons.


             584          (1) As used in this section, "estranged" means having a relationship characterized by
             585      mutual enmity, hostility, or indifference.
             586          (2) The right and duty to control the disposition falls to the person in the subsequent
             587      degree of relationship under Section 58-9-602 if:
             588          (a) there is only one person in one degree of relationship to the decedent; and
             589          (b) a court having jurisdiction determines that the person described in Subsection (2)(a)
             590      and the decedent were estranged at the time of the decedent's death.
             591          Section 23. Section 58-9-604 is enacted to read:
             592          58-9-604. Refusal of control of disposition.
             593          If a person declines to act on the right and duty to control the disposition as established
             594      in this part, the right and duty to control the disposition shall pass:
             595          (1) to another person with the same degree of relationship to the decedent under
             596      Section 58-9-602 as the person that declines to act on the right and duty to control the
             597      disposition; or
             598          (2) if no person satisfies Subsection (1), to the person or persons in the next degree of
             599      relationship under Section 58-9-602 .
             600          Section 24. Section 58-9-605 is enacted to read:
             601          58-9-605. Control by funeral service director.
             602          A funeral service director may control the disposition of the decedent and recover
             603      reasonable charges if:
             604          (1) (a) the funeral service director has actual knowledge that none of the persons
             605      described in Section 58-9-602 exist; or
             606          (b) after reasonable efforts the funeral service director is not able to contact any of the
             607      persons described in Section 58-9-602 ; and
             608          (2) the appropriate public official charged with arranging the disposition of deceased
             609      persons fails to assume responsibility for disposition of the decedent within 36 hours after
             610      receiving written notice from the funeral service director.
             611          Section 25. Section 58-9-701 is enacted to read:
             612     
Part 7. Preneed Funeral Arrangement Requirements

             613          58-9-701. Preneed contract requirements.
             614          (1) Every preneed funeral arrangement sold in Utah shall be evidenced by a written


             615      contract. The provider shall file the form of the contract with the division. Approval of the
             616      contract by the division is required before:
             617          (a) any representation may be made by a provider or sales agent to a potential buyer; or
             618          (b) any sale.
             619          (2) Each preneed contract form approved by the division shall:
             620          (a) be written in clear and understandable language printed in an easy-to-read type size
             621      and style;
             622          (b) bear the preprinted name, address, telephone number, and license number of the
             623      provider obligated to provide the services under the contract terms;
             624          (c) be sequentially numbered by contract form;
             625          (d) clearly identify that the contract is a guaranteed product contract;
             626          (e) provide that a trust is established in accordance with the provisions of Section
             627      58-9-702 ;
             628          (f) if the contract is funded by an insurance policy or product, provide that the
             629      insurance policy or product is filed with the Insurance Department and meets the requirements
             630      of Title 31A, Insurance Code; and
             631          (g) conform to other standards created by rule under Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             632      Administrative Rulemaking Act, to protect the interests of buyers and potential buyers.
             633          (3) No modification of the form, terms, or conditions of the preneed contract may be
             634      made without the prior written approval of the division. The division may not unreasonably
             635      withhold approval.
             636          (4) A preneed contract shall provide for payment by the buyer in a form which may be
             637      liquidated by the provider within 30 days after the day the provider or sales agent receives the
             638      payment.
             639          (5) A preneed contract may not be revocable by the provider except:
             640          (a) in the event of nonpayment; and
             641          (b) under terms and conditions clearly set forth in the contract.
             642          (6) (a) A preneed contract may not be revocable by the buyer or beneficiary except:
             643          (i) in the event of:
             644          (A) a substantial contract breach by the provider; or
             645          (B) substantial evidence that the provider is or will be unable to provide the personal


             646      property or services to the beneficiary as provided under the contract; or
             647          (ii) under terms and conditions clearly set forth in the contract.
             648          (b) The contract shall contain a clear statement of the manner in which payments made
             649      on the contract shall be refunded to the buyer or beneficiary upon revocation by the beneficiary.
             650          Section 26. Section 58-9-702 is enacted to read:
             651          58-9-702. Payments to be held in trust -- Trustee qualifications.
             652          (1) All money representing payments for the purchase of a preneed funeral
             653      arrangement shall be deposited by the provider or sales agent receiving the payment:
             654          (a) within ten business days after the day on which the provider or sales agent receives
             655      the payment in the form of cash or cash equivalent; or
             656          (b) within 35 calendar days after the day on which the provider or sales agent receives
             657      the payment in the form of a negotiable instrument.
             658          (2) All money received under Subsection (1) shall be placed in a trust account naming
             659      as trustee a Utah financial institution authorized to engage in the trust business under Title 7,
             660      Chapter 5, Trust Business.
             661          Section 27. Section 58-9-703 is enacted to read:
             662          58-9-703. Trust agreement.
             663          (1) Each trust established by a provider shall be administered in accordance with a trust
             664      agreement conforming with:
             665          (a) the requirements of this chapter;
             666          (b) rules adopted with respect to this chapter;
             667          (c) the provisions of Title 75, Chapter 7, Trust Administration; and
             668          (d) all other state and federal laws applicable to trusts and trust agreements.
             669          (2) Each trust agreement shall require that the provider report to the division:
             670          (a) funds deposited into the trust in the name of the beneficiary;
             671          (b) the contract number; and
             672          (c) that the trustee shall establish a separate account within the trust for each
             673      beneficiary and contract number.
             674          (3) Each trust agreement shall require that the trustee:
             675          (a) separately account for each contract; and
             676          (b) separately record payments with respect to each contract made into the corpus of


             677      the trust.
             678          (4) Each trust agreement shall provide for distributions from the trust in accordance
             679      with the provisions of this chapter upon:
             680          (a) the death of the beneficiary;
             681          (b) revocation of the contract by the provider upon nonpayment by the buyer; or
             682          (c) revocation of the contract by the beneficiary or buyer.
             683          Section 28. Section 58-9-704 is enacted to read:
             684          58-9-704. Interest earned on trust funds.
             685          Interest earned on trust funds shall be available for expenditure according to the
             686      following priority:
             687          (1) to pay the reasonable trustee expenses of administering the trust within a maximum
             688      amount established by rule;
             689          (2) to pay within a maximum amount established by rule under Section 58-9-504 the
             690      reasonable provider expenses associated with:
             691          (a) the sale of the plan;
             692          (b) administering the collection, remittance, and accounting of the amount of payments
             693      made into the corpus of the trust; and
             694          (c) reporting required with respect to those contracts:
             695          (i) that have been sold; and
             696          (ii) under which the provider is obligated;
             697          (3) to pay the costs of providing any of the following for which the provider is
             698      obligated under a specific outstanding preneed funeral arrangement contract:
             699          (a) personal property; and
             700          (b) services at need; and
             701          (4) to pay the provider available funds left in the individual trust account after:
             702          (a) all costs of providing personal property and services for which the provider is
             703      obligated under the contract underlying the trust; or
             704          (b) (i) the contract is canceled as provided under this chapter; and
             705          (ii) all amounts payable to the buyer, beneficiary, or any other person have been paid in
             706      full.
             707          Section 29. Section 58-9-705 is enacted to read:


             708          58-9-705. Distribution of funds.
             709          (1) Interest earned on trust funds shall be available to the provider according to the
             710      priority set forth in Section 58-9-704 .
             711          (2) The amount of payments made into the corpus of the trust and any other amount
             712      which has been paid into the corpus of the trust shall be paid to the provider in the amount
             713      credited to a specific account upon the event of one of the following:
             714          (a) the death of the beneficiary which shall be demonstrated to the trustee by the
             715      provider by furnishing to the trustee:
             716          (i) a request for payment from the trust; and
             717          (ii) a certified copy of the death certificate of the beneficiary; or
             718          (b) revocation of the preneed funeral arrangement contract by either the provider or the
             719      buyer according to the terms and conditions of the contract, which shall be demonstrated to the
             720      trustee by the provider by furnishing to the trustee satisfactory evidence that:
             721          (i) the contract has been revoked; and
             722          (ii) the provider has paid all funds due to the buyer or beneficiary.
             723          (3) After the provider completes all of the provider's obligations under the preneed
             724      funeral arrangement, the provider shall return all remaining funds under the preneed funeral
             725      arrangement to the estate of the beneficiary.
             726          (4) Upon an order of any court having jurisdiction, all amounts that have been paid into
             727      the corpus of the trust shall be paid to the buyer or beneficiary in the event of:
             728          (a) a judgment to the benefit of a buyer or beneficiary upon a finding that:
             729          (i) the provider is in substantial breach of the contract; or
             730          (ii) there is substantial evidence that the provider is or will be unable to provide the
             731      personal property or services to the beneficiary under the contract;
             732          (b) a judgment of bankruptcy against the provider; or
             733          (c) any finding by the court that determines the funds should be rightfully returned to
             734      the buyer or beneficiary.
             735          Section 30. Section 58-9-706 is enacted to read:
             736          58-9-706. Annual reports concerning trust funds.
             737          (1) Each provider shall file an annual report with the division on or before April 15 of
             738      each year in a form provided by the division. The report shall state:


             739          (a) the name of the trustees with which the provider has trust funds on deposit; and
             740          (b) the amount remaining on deposit in the trust fund on:
             741          (i) December 31 of the preceding year; or
             742          (ii) another annual reporting period as the division may establish.
             743          (2) (a) A provider is not required to renew its license if the provider:
             744          (i) has outstanding contracts; and
             745          (ii) has discontinued the sale of contracts.
             746          (b) A provider that does not renew its license pursuant to this Subsection (2) shall
             747      continue to make annual reports to the division until all outstanding contracts have been:
             748          (i) fully performed; or
             749          (ii) transferred to a licensed provider.
             750          Section 31. Section 58-9-707 is enacted to read:
             751          58-9-707. Records and reports of trustee -- Contents.
             752          The trustee shall keep a record of all agreements. The record shall contain:
             753          (1) the name and address of the person making payments;
             754          (2) the date and the amount of each payment made;
             755          (3) the date and amount of each withdrawal and to whom paid; and
             756          (4) the name of the bank or trust company depository.
             757          Section 32. Section 58-9-708 is enacted to read:
             758          58-9-708. Audits.
             759          (1) (a) The division may at any time:
             760          (i) audit records of the provider; and
             761          (ii) inspect records of the provider.
             762          (b) The provider or trustee shall make available to the division for examination,
             763      inspection, or auditing all records pertaining to the accounts relating to:
             764          (i) any contract sold under this chapter; and
             765          (ii) any trust established under this chapter.
             766          (2) (a) The director may employ experts from outside the division if special need exists
             767      to perform examinations, inspections, and audits under this section.
             768          (b) The provider shall be responsible for payment to the division of all reasonable and
             769      necessary costs related to the employment of experts under this section.


             770          Section 33. Section 63-55-258 is amended to read:
             771           63-55-258. Repeal dates, Title 58.
             772          (1) Title 58, Chapter 3a, Architects Licensing Act, is repealed July 1, 2003.
             773          (2) Title 58, Chapter 5a, Podiatric Physician Licensing Act, is repealed July 1, 2007.
             774          (3) Title 58, Chapter 9, Funeral Services Licensing Act, is repealed July 1, 2008.
             775          (4) Title 58, Chapter 13, Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act, is
             776      repealed July 1, 2006.
             777          (5) Title 58, Chapter 15, Health Facility Administrator Act, is repealed July 1, 2005.
             778          (6) Title 58, Chapter 16a, Utah Optometry Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2009.
             779          (7) Title 58, Chapter 17a, Pharmacy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2006.
             780          (8) Title 58, Chapter 20a, Environmental Health Scientist Act, is repealed July 1, 2003.
             781          (9) Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
             782      Licensing Act, is repealed July 1, 2005.
             783          (10) Title 58, Chapter 24a, Physical Therapist Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2003.
             784          (11) Title 58, Chapter 26a, Certified Public Accountant Licensing Act, is repealed July
             785      1, 2007.
             786          (12) Title 58, Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2004.
             787          (13) Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2005.
             788          (14) Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act, is repealed July 1, 2007.
             789          (15) Title 58, Chapter 37a, Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act, is repealed July 1, 2007.
             790          (16) Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act, is repealed July 1,
             791      2007.
             792          (17) Title 58, Chapter 40, Recreational Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2005.
             793          (18) Title 58, Chapter 41, Speech-language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act, is
             794      repealed July 1, 2009.
             795          (19) Title 58, Chapter 42a, Occupational Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1,
             796      2005.
             797          (20) Title 58, Chapter 44a, Nurse Midwife Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2010.
             798          (21) Title 58, Chapter 46a, Hearing Instrument Specialist Licensing Act, is repealed
             799      July 1, 2003.
             800          (22) Title 58, Chapter 47b, Massage Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2004.


             801          (23) Title 58, Chapter 49, Dietitian Certification Act, is repealed July 1, 2005.
             802          (24) Title 58, Chapter 53, Landscape Architects Licensing Act, is repealed July 1,
             803      2008.
             804          [(25) Title 58, Chapter 58, Preneed Funeral Arrangement Act, is repealed July 1,
             805      2011.]
             806          [(26)] (25) Title 58, Chapter 59, Professional Employer Organization Licensing Act, is
             807      repealed July 1, 2007.
             808          [(27)] (26) Title 58, Chapter 66, Utah Professional Boxing Regulation Act, is repealed
             809      July 1, 2005.
             810          [(28)] (27) Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2006.
             811          [(29)] (28) Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, is repealed
             812      July 1, 2006.
             813          [(30)] (29) Title 58, Chapter 69, Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act, is repealed
             814      July 1, 2006.
             815          [(31)] (30) Title 58, Chapter 71, Naturopathic Physician Practice Act, is repealed July
             816      1, 2006.
             817          [(32)] (31) Title 58, Chapter 72, Acupuncture Licensing Act, is repealed July 1, 2007.
             818          [(33)] (32) Title 58, Chapter 73, Chiropractic Physician Practice Act, is repealed July
             819      1, 2006.
             820          Section 34. Section 75-1-107 is amended to read:
             821           75-1-107. Evidence of death or status.
             822          (1) In addition to the rules of evidence in courts of general jurisdiction, the following
             823      rules relating to a determination of death and status apply:
             824          [(1)] (a) Death occurs when an individual is determined to be dead as provided in Title
             825      26, Chapter 34, Uniform Determination of Death Act.
             826          [(2)] (b) A certified or authenticated copy of a death certificate purporting to be issued
             827      by an official or agency of the place where the death purportedly occurred is prima facie
             828      evidence of the fact, place, date, and time of death and the identity of the decedent.
             829          [(3)] (c) A certified or authenticated copy of any record or report of a governmental
             830      agency, domestic or foreign, that an individual is missing, detained, dead, or alive is prima
             831      facie evidence of the status and of the dates, circumstances, and places disclosed by the record


             832      or report.
             833          [(4)] (d) In the absence of prima facie evidence of death under Subsection [(2) or (3)]
             834      (1)(b) or (c), the fact of death may be established by clear and convincing evidence, including
             835      circumstantial evidence.
             836          [(5)] (e) An individual whose death is not established under Subsection (1)[, (2), (3),]
             837      (a), (b), (c) or [(4)] (d) who is absent for a continuous period of five years, during which the
             838      individual has not been heard from, and whose absence is not satisfactorily explained after
             839      diligent search or inquiry, is presumed to be dead. The individual's death is presumed to have
             840      occurred at the end of the period unless there is sufficient evidence for determining that death
             841      occurred earlier.
             842          [(6)] (f) In the absence of evidence disputing the time of death stated on a document
             843      described in Subsection [(2) or (3)] (1)(b) or (c), a document described in Subsection [(2) or
             844      (3)] (1)(b) or (c) that states a time of death 120 hours or more after the time of death of another
             845      individual, however the time of death of the other individual is determined, establishes by clear
             846      and convincing evidence that the individual survived the other individual by 120 hours.
             847          (2) The right and duty to control the disposition of a deceased person shall be governed
             848      by Sections 58-9-601 through 58-9-605 .
             849          Section 35. Section 75-1-201 is amended to read:
             850           75-1-201. General definitions.
             851          Subject to additional definitions contained in the subsequent chapters that are
             852      applicable to specific chapters, parts, or sections, and unless the context otherwise requires, in
             853      this code:
             854          (1) "Agent" includes an attorney-in-fact under a durable or nondurable power of
             855      attorney, an individual authorized to make decisions concerning another's health care, and an
             856      individual authorized to make decisions for another under a natural death act.
             857          (2) "Application" means a written request to the registrar for an order of informal
             858      probate or appointment under Title 75, Chapter 3, Part 3, Informal Probate and Appointment
             859      Proceedings.
             860          (3) "Beneficiary," as it relates to trust beneficiaries, includes a person who has any
             861      present or future interest, vested or contingent, and also includes the owner of an interest by
             862      assignment or other transfer; as it relates to a charitable trust, includes any person entitled to


             863      enforce the trust; as it relates to a "beneficiary of a beneficiary designation," refers to a
             864      beneficiary of an insurance or annuity policy, of an account with POD designation, of a security
             865      registered in beneficiary form (TOD), or of a pension, profit-sharing, retirement, or similar
             866      benefit plan, or other nonprobate transfer at death; and, as it relates to a "beneficiary designated
             867      in a governing instrument," includes a grantee of a deed, a devisee, a trust beneficiary, a
             868      beneficiary of a beneficiary designation, a donee, appointee, or taker in default of a power of
             869      appointment, and a person in whose favor a power of attorney or a power held in any
             870      individual, fiduciary, or representative capacity is exercised.
             871          (4) "Beneficiary designation" refers to a governing instrument naming a beneficiary of
             872      an insurance or annuity policy, of an account with POD designation, of a security registered in
             873      beneficiary form (TOD), or of a pension, profit-sharing, retirement, or similar benefit plan, or
             874      other nonprobate transfer at death.
             875          (5) "Child" includes any individual entitled to take as a child under this code by
             876      intestate succession from the parent whose relationship is involved and excludes any person
             877      who is only a stepchild, a foster child, a grandchild, or any more remote descendant.
             878          (6) "Claims," in respect to estates of decedents and protected persons, includes
             879      liabilities of the decedent or protected person, whether arising in contract, in tort, or otherwise,
             880      and liabilities of the estate which arise at or after the death of the decedent or after the
             881      appointment of a conservator, including funeral expenses and expenses of administration.
             882      "Claims" does not include estate or inheritance taxes, or demands or disputes regarding title of
             883      a decedent or protected person to specific assets alleged to be included in the estate.
             884          (7) "Conservator" means a person who is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a
             885      protected person.
             886          (8) "Court" means any of the courts of record in this state having jurisdiction in matters
             887      relating to the affairs of decedents.
             888          (9) "Descendant" of an individual means all of his descendants of all generations, with
             889      the relationship of parent and child at each generation being determined by the definition of
             890      child and parent contained in this title.
             891          (10) "Devise," when used as a noun, means a testamentary disposition of real or
             892      personal property and, when used as a verb, means to dispose of real or personal property by
             893      will.


             894          (11) "Devisee" means any person designated in a will to receive a devise. For the
             895      purposes of Title 75, Chapter 3, Probate of Wills and Administration, in the case of a devise to
             896      an existing trust or trustee, or to a trustee in trust described by will, the trust or trustee is the
             897      devisee, and the beneficiaries are not devisees.
             898          (12) "Disability" means cause for a protective order as described by Section 75-5-401 .
             899          (13) "Distributee" means any person who has received property of a decedent from his
             900      personal representative other than as a creditor or purchaser. A testamentary trustee is a
             901      distributee only to the extent of distributed assets or increment thereto remaining in his hands.
             902      A beneficiary of a testamentary trust to whom the trustee has distributed property received from
             903      a personal representative is a distributee of the personal representative. For purposes of this
             904      provision, "testamentary trustee" includes a trustee to whom assets are transferred by will, to
             905      the extent of the devised assets.
             906          (14) "Estate" includes the property of the decedent, trust, or other person whose affairs
             907      are subject to this title as originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during
             908      administration.
             909          (15) "Exempt property" means that property of a decedent's estate which is described in
             910      Section 75-2-403 .
             911          (16) "Fiduciary" includes a personal representative, guardian, conservator, and trustee.
             912          (17) "Foreign personal representative" means a personal representative of another
             913      jurisdiction.
             914          (18) "Formal proceedings" means proceedings conducted before a judge with notice to
             915      interested persons.
             916          (19) "Governing instrument" means a deed, will, trust, insurance or annuity policy,
             917      account with POD designation, security registered in beneficiary form (TOD), pension,
             918      profit-sharing, retirement, or similar benefit plan, instrument creating or exercising a power of
             919      appointment or a power of attorney, or a dispositive, appointive, or nominative instrument of
             920      any similar type.
             921          (20) "Guardian" means a person who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or
             922      incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment, but excludes one who is
             923      merely a guardian ad litem.
             924          (21) "Heirs," except as controlled by Section 75-2-711 , means persons, including the


             925      surviving spouse and state, who are entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to the
             926      property of a decedent.
             927          (22) "Incapacitated person" means any person who is impaired by reason of mental
             928      illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability, chronic use of drugs, chronic
             929      intoxication, or other cause, except minority, to the extent of lacking sufficient understanding
             930      or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions.
             931          (23) "Informal proceedings" mean those conducted without notice to interested persons
             932      by an officer of the court acting as a registrar for probate of a will or appointment of a personal
             933      representative.
             934          (24) "Interested person" includes heirs, devisees, children, spouses, creditors,
             935      beneficiaries, and any others having a property right in or claim against a trust estate or the
             936      estate of a decedent, ward, or protected person. It also includes persons having priority for
             937      appointment as personal representative and other fiduciaries representing interested persons.
             938      The meaning as it relates to particular persons may vary from time to time and shall be
             939      determined according to the particular purposes of, and matter involved in, any proceeding.
             940          (25) "Issue" of a person means descendant as defined in Subsection (9).
             941          (26) "Joint tenants with the right of survivorship" and "community property with the
             942      right of survivorship" includes coowners of property held under circumstances that entitle one
             943      or more to the whole of the property on the death of the other or others, but excludes forms of
             944      coownership registration in which the underlying ownership of each party is in proportion to
             945      that party's contribution.
             946          (27) "Lease" includes an oil, gas, or other mineral lease.
             947          (28) "Letters" includes letters testamentary, letters of guardianship, letters of
             948      administration, and letters of conservatorship.
             949          (29) "Minor" means a person who is under 18 years of age.
             950          (30) "Mortgage" means any conveyance, agreement, or arrangement in which property
             951      is used as security.
             952          (31) "Nonresident decedent" means a decedent who was domiciled in another
             953      jurisdiction at the time of his death.
             954          (32) "Organization" includes a corporation, limited liability company, business trust,
             955      estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, government or governmental subdivision or


             956      agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.
             957          (33) "Parent" includes any person entitled to take, or who would be entitled to take if
             958      the child died without a will, as a parent under this code by intestate succession from the child
             959      whose relationship is in question and excludes any person who is only a stepparent, foster
             960      parent, or grandparent.
             961          (34) "Payor" means a trustee, insurer, business entity, employer, government,
             962      governmental agency or subdivision, or any other person authorized or obligated by law or a
             963      governing instrument to make payments.
             964          (35) "Person" means an individual or an organization.
             965          (36) (a) "Personal representative" includes executor, administrator, successor personal
             966      representative, special administrator, and persons who perform substantially the same function
             967      under the law governing their status.
             968          (b) "General personal representative" excludes special administrator.
             969          (37) "Petition" means a written request to the court for an order after notice.
             970          (38) "Proceeding" includes action at law and suit in equity.
             971          (39) "Property" includes both real and personal property or any interest therein and
             972      means anything that may be the subject of ownership.
             973          (40) "Protected person" means a person for whom a conservator has been appointed. A
             974      "minor protected person" means a minor for whom a conservator has been appointed because
             975      of minority.
             976          (41) "Protective proceeding" means a proceeding described in Section 75-5-401 .
             977          (42) "Registrar" refers to the official of the court designated to perform the functions of
             978      registrar as provided in Section 75-1-307 .
             979          (43) "Security" includes any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of
             980      indebtedness, certificate of interest, or participation in an oil, gas, or mining title or lease or in
             981      payments out of production under such a title or lease, collateral trust certificate, transferable
             982      share, voting trust certificate, and, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a
             983      security, or any certificate of interest or participation, any temporary or interim certificate,
             984      receipt, or certificate of deposit for, or any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of
             985      the foregoing.
             986          (44) "Settlement," in reference to a decedent's estate, includes the full process of


             987      administration, distribution, and closing.
             988          (45) "Special administrator" means a personal representative as described in Sections
             989      75-3-614 through 75-3-618 .
             990          (46) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
             991      Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction
             992      of the United States.
             993          (47) "Successor personal representative" means a personal representative, other than a
             994      special administrator, who is appointed to succeed a previously appointed personal
             995      representative.
             996          (48) "Successors" means persons, other than creditors, who are entitled to property of a
             997      decedent under the decedent's will or this title.
             998          (49) "Supervised administration" refers to the proceedings described in Title 75,
             999      Chapter 3, Part 5, Supervised Administration.
             1000          (50) "Survive," except for purposes of Part 3 of Article VI, Uniform TOD Security
             1001      Registration Act, means that an individual has neither predeceased an event, including the
             1002      death of another individual, nor is considered to have predeceased an event under Section
             1003      75-2-104 or 75-2-702 . The term includes its derivatives, such as "survives," "survived,"
             1004      "survivor," and "surviving."
             1005          (51) "Testacy proceeding" means a proceeding to establish a will or determine
             1006      intestacy.
             1007          (52) "Testator" includes an individual of either sex.
             1008          (53) "Trust" includes any express trust, private or charitable, with additions thereto,
             1009      wherever and however created. The term also includes a trust created or determined by
             1010      judgment or decree under which the trust is to be administered in the manner of an express
             1011      trust. The term excludes other constructive trusts, and it excludes resulting trusts,
             1012      conservatorships, personal representatives, trust accounts as defined in Title 75, Chapter 6,
             1013      Nonprobate Transfers, custodial arrangements pursuant to any Uniform Transfers To Minors
             1014      Act, business trusts providing for certificates to be issued to beneficiaries, common trust funds,
             1015      voting trusts, preneed funeral plans under Title 58, Chapter [58] 9, [Preneed] Funeral
             1016      [Arrangement] Services Licensing Act, security arrangements, liquidation trusts, and trusts for
             1017      the primary purpose of paying debts, dividends, interest, salaries, wages, profits, pensions, or


             1018      employee benefits of any kind, and any arrangement under which a person is nominee or
             1019      escrowee for another.
             1020          (54) "Trustee" includes an original, additional, or successor trustee, whether or not
             1021      appointed or confirmed by the court.
             1022          (55) "Ward" means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. A "minor ward"
             1023      is a minor for whom a guardian has been appointed solely because of minority.
             1024          (56) "Will" includes codicil and any testamentary instrument which merely appoints an
             1025      executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits
             1026      the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate
             1027      succession.
             1028          Section 36. Repealer.
             1029          This act repeals:
             1030          Section 58-9-1, Short title.
             1031          Section 58-9-2, Definitions.
             1032          Section 58-9-3, Board.
             1033          Section 58-9-4, License classifications.
             1034          Section 58-9-5, Exemptions from licensure.
             1035          Section 58-9-6, Qualifications for licensure.
             1036          Section 58-9-7, Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal.
             1037          Section 58-9-8, Continuing education.
             1038          Section 58-9-9, Limitation of term of funeral service apprentice license.
             1039          Section 58-9-10, Supervision of funeral service apprentice.
             1040          Section 58-9-11, Requirements for a funeral establishment.
             1041          Section 58-9-12, Disclosure requirements.
             1042          Section 58-9-13, Grounds for denial of license -- Disciplinary proceedings.
             1043          Section 58-9-15, Inspection -- Right to access.
             1044          Section 58-58-1, Short title.
             1045          Section 58-58-2, Definitions.
             1046          Section 58-58-3, Board -- Membership -- Duties.
             1047          Section 58-58-4, License classifications -- Exemptions.
             1048          Section 58-58-5, Qualifications for licensure.


             1049          Section 58-58-6, Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal.
             1050          Section 58-58-7, Grounds for denial of license -- Disciplinary proceedings.
             1051          Section 58-58-8, Preneed contract requirements.
             1052          Section 58-58-9, Payments to be held in trust -- Trustee qualifications.
             1053          Section 58-58-10, Trust agreement.
             1054          Section 58-58-11, Interest earned on trust funds.
             1055          Section 58-58-12, Distribution of funds.
             1056          Section 58-58-13, Annual reports concerning trust funds.
             1057          Section 58-58-14, Records and reports of trustee -- Contents.
             1058          Section 58-58-15, Audits.


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