SENATE BILL NO. 239

March 21, 2019, Introduced by Senators CHANG, MOSS and WOJNO and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled

"Occupational code,"

by amending section 1803 (MCL 339.1803).

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1803. (1) The placing of a chemical on or in a dead human body by a person an individual who is not the holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science is a violation of this article.

(2) This article shall does not apply to a resident trainee any of the following individuals if he or she is working under the supervision of a holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science: .

(a) A resident trainee.

(b) A student who is enrolled in a higher education program in mortuary science at a school, college, or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education as a specialized accrediting agency in funeral service or mortuary science.

(3) A person who is engaged An individual shall not engage in the practice of embalming, or who professes profess to be engaged in that practice, or who represents that the person the practice of embalming, or represent that he or she is an embalmer shall be if he or she is not the holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science under this article.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.