1. A. A licensee is prohibited from:

   1. (1) Soliciting mortuary science business from a dying individual or the relatives of a dying individual other than through general advertising;
   2. (2) Employing, paying, or offering to pay a person to obtain business, either in general or for a particular mortician, funeral director, surviving spouse, or funeral establishment; and
   3. (3) Soliciting or accepting payment or rebate for recommending any crematory, mausoleum, or cemetery, suggesting that a dead human body be disposed of there.

2. B. Unless licensed by the Board, an individual may not:

   1. (1) Use the initials LM or LFD after the name of the individual to indicate that the individual is authorized to practice mortuary science or funeral direction as a:

      1. (a) Licensed mortician (LM); or
      2. (b) Licensed funeral director (LFD); or

   2. (2) Represent to the public that the individual is a:

      1. (a) Licensed mortician (LM); or
      2. (b) Licensed funeral director (LFD).
3. C. An apprentice licensee may not advertise the provision of mortuary science services in Maryland.
4. D. A courtesy card holder may not advertise the provision of mortuary science services in Maryland.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §7-205(7), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 1, 1996 (22:26 Md. R. 2029)

Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective November 5, 2007 (34:24 Md. R. 2154); amended permanently effective February 25, 2008 (35:4 Md. R. 514)

Regulation .03A amended effective April 4, 2022 (49:7 Md. R. 466)

Regulation .05 amended effective April 4, 2022 (49:7 Md. R. 466)