1. 1. “Applicant” means:

   1. a. An individual requesting to take a state equivalent examination;
   2. b. An individual requesting a reinstatement or an initial or renewal license or registration issued by the Department; or

   3. c. One of the following if requesting an interim permit or an initial or renewal funeral establishment license, crematory license, or prearranged funeral sales establishment endorsement:

      1. i. The individual, if a sole proprietorship;
      2. ii. Any two of the corporation’s officers, if a corporation;
      3. iii. The managing partner, if a partnership or limited liability partnership; or
      4. iv. The designated manger, or if no manger is designated, any two members of the limited liability company, if a limited liability company.
2. 2. “Application packet” means the documents, forms, and additional information required by the Department for an initial or renewal application for a license, registration, endorsement, or reinstatement.
3. 3. “Burial” means a disposition of human remains, other than direct cremation.
4. 4. “Cash advance item” means any service or merchandise such as pallbearers, transportation, clergy, flowers, motorcycle escorts, hair dressers, barbers, nurses, obituary notices, or death certificates, which is paid for by a funeral establishment on behalf of a purchaser and charged to the purchaser at the same amount as originally purchased.
5. 5. “Continuing education” means a workshop, seminar, lecture, conference, class, or instruction related to funeral practices.
6. 6. “Credit hour” means 60 minutes of participation in continuing education.
7. 7. “Day” means calendar day.
8. 8. “Direct cremation” means cremation of human remains without a formal viewing, ceremony, or visitation of the human remains except for identification purposes.
9. 9. “Disposition-transit permit” means the document that meets the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-326 and A.A.C. R9-19-302.
10. 10. “Endorsement” means a written authorization issued by the Department to a funeral establishment to offer or sell prearranged funeral agreements under Article 4 of this Subchapter.
11. 11. “Fraud,” “misleading,” or “false” means the actions described in A.R.S. § 44-1522.
12. 12. “Funeral establishment that provides for cremation” means a funeral establishment that owns a crematory on or off the funeral establishment’s premises or contracts with a crematory for cremation.
13. 13. “Immediate burial” means a disposition of human remains, other than direct cremation, without a formal viewing, ceremony, or visitation except for identification purposes.
14. 14. “Harmful” means to cause damage or impairment to an individual’s body.
15. 15. “Manager” means an individual who manages according to A.R.S. § 32-1301.
16. 16. “Party” has the meaning in A.R.S. § 41-1001.
17. 17. “Permanent” means everlasting and existing perpetually.
18. 18. “Previous owner” means a person who owned 10 percent or more of a funeral establishment before the current owner.
19. 19. “Refrigerated” means the act of maintaining human remains at or below a temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit.
20. 20. “Registrant” means an individual authorized by the Department to act as an embalmer’s assistant or a prearranged funeral salesperson.
21. 21. “Unfinished wood box” means an unornamented receptacle or casket for human remains.
22. 22. “Week” means seven consecutive days.

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § 32-1301, the following definitions apply in this Subchapter:

Historical Note

New Section R9-9B-101 recodified from R4-12-101 and amended at 32 A.A.R. 177 (January 9, 2026), effective January 1, 2026 (Supp. 25-4).