3102 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

3102.1 An applicant for a license under this chapter shall do the following:

1. (a) Submit to the Director, on a form prescribed by the Director, a completed application signed by the applicant, if the applicant is an individual, or by an owner who is licensed as a funeral director, if the applicant is a business entity;
2. (b) Demonstrate one of the following:
3. (1) That the applicant is an individual who is licensed and in good standing as a funeral director in the District of Columbia; or
4. (2) That the applicant is a business entity which meets the following requirements:
   1. (A) One of the applicant's owners is a funeral director who is licensed and in good standing in the District of Columbia; and
   2. (B) The applicant has designated a principal funeral director who is licensed and in good standing in the District of Columbia to be responsible for the daily operation of the funeral services establishment;
5. (c) Have the application sworn to before a notary public;
6. (d) Submit with the application two (2) recent passport-size photographs measuring two inches by two inches (2" x 2") of the individual who signed the application, and a copy of the certificate of occupancy for the funeral services establishment;
7. (e) Pay the application fee; and
8. (f) Pass an inspection conducted under section 3103.

3102.2 The owner of a funeral services establishment in operation on the effective date of this chapter shall apply for a license within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this chapter.

3102.3 The owner of a funeral services establishment not in operation on the effective date of this chapter shall apply for a license at least sixty (60) days prior to the intended date of operation.

3102.4 The surviving spouse of representative of the estate of a deceased funeral director licensed to operate a funeral services establishment who intends to continue to operate the funeral services establishment shall submit an application for a license to operate the funeral services establishment pursuant to this section within thirty (30) days of the death of the funeral director.3102.5 An application by a corporation for a license under this section shall state the names and street addresses of each of the directors and principal officers of the corporation and include a copy of the certificate of incorporation.3102.6 An application by a partnership for a license under this section shall state the names and street addresses of each of the general partners.3102.7 Upon the death of a funeral director licensed to operate a funeral services establishment, a surviving spouse or the estate of the funeral director may apply for a license to continue operating the funeral services establishment for the remainder of the licensure period.3102.8 The surviving spouse or estate shall notify the Director within ten (10) days of the death of the funeral director of the intent to continue operating the funeral services establishment and shall apply a license within thirty (30) days of the death of the funeral director.3102.9 A license may only be issued to a surviving spouse or the estate of the funeral director if the requirements of D.C. Code section 2-2805(f) are met.3102.10 A surviving spouse who is licensed pursuant to section 3102.9 may apply for licensure renewal as long as the spouse remains unmarried and complies with all other requirements of this chapter.3102.11 The estate of a funeral director which receives a license pursuant to section 3102.9 shall comply with all other requirements of this chapter and may apply for renewal of the license at the end of the licensure period, but the total period of licensure may not exceed three (3) years.3102.12 If upon renewal of the license of the estate of a funeral director the licensure period prescribed in section 3105 exceeds the three (3) year statutory limit, the licensure term shall be adjusted to comply with the limit and the licensure fee prorated accordingly.

Source: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 7853 (October 23, 1992).