Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Embalmers and Funeral Directors, Board of

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
No	No	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 4717.02 4717.03 4743.01	7

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
1 on 7/1/11 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 1 on 7/1/12 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 1 on 7/1/13 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 2 on 7/1/14 and the same date each 5th year thereafter 2 on 7/1/15 and the same date each 5th year thereafter		5 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
June 30	Annual report of the Board's receipts on or before first Monday in July to the Governor; annual report to LSC under R.C. 4743.01

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, R.C. 124.15(J)		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
President of Board selected by members	The licensing functions of the Board are scheduled to expire under R.C. 101.62 on 12/31/2024.

Qualifications
5 members must be licensed practicing funeral directors, four of which must also be licensed embalmers. Each funeral director must have a minimum of 10 consecutive years of experience in Ohio immediately preceding appointment, and 1 of the funeral director members must hold a crematory operator permit and be knowledgeable and experienced in operating a crematory. 2 members must represent the public, at least 1 of whom must be at least age 60.

Qualifications

5 members must be licensed practicing funeral directors, four of which must also be licensed embalmers. Each funeral director must have a minimum of 10 consecutive years of experience in Ohio immediately preceding appointment, and 1 of the funeral director members must hold a crematory operator permit and be knowledgeable and experienced in operating a crematory. 2 members must represent the public, at least 1 of whom must be at least age 60.