The Florida Senate

470.001  Legislative findings and intent.--

(1)  The Legislature finds that the practice of embalming, funeral directing, and final disposition by unskilled and incompetent practitioners presents a danger to the public health and safety. The Legislature finds further that it is difficult for the public to make an informed choice about embalmers and funeral directors and that the consequences of a wrong choice could endanger the public health and welfare. The only way to protect the public from the incompetent practice of embalming, funeral directing, and final disposition is through the establishment of minimum qualifications for entry into such professions and through swift and effective discipline for those practitioners who violate the law.

(2)  The Legislature further finds that the unregistered practice of direct disposition presents a danger to the public welfare and, therefore, deems it necessary to provide for the registration of all direct disposers, to provide against improper conduct by practitioners of direct disposition, and to establish swift and effective discipline for those practitioners who violate the law.

History.--ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; ss. 1, 122, ch. 93-399.