Services requiring immediate supervision by a funeral director
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Robert Lee Parrish v. District of Columbia (1998)
Most recently applied in Mayo v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (October 1999)
May 22, 1984, D.C
An apprentice funeral director shall not perform the following services unless he or she is under the immediate supervision of a licensed funeral director:
(1) The handling, preparation, or embalming of human remains;
(2) The removal or transport of human remains;
(3) Conducting or directing a funeral; or
(4) Advising consumers making arrangements for the care and disposition of human remains, including arrangements made prior to the death of a person.
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.