NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 205.29 — Registration of Funeral Directors and Undertakers, and Their Agents.

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(a) No permit or authorization pursuant to this article shall be issued or granted to a funeral director or undertaker who has not registered with the Department pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section. No certificate of death or confidential medical report shall be filed with the Department on behalf of a funeral

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§ 205.29 Registration of Funeral Directors and Undertakers, and Their Agents.

RCNY § 205.29

(a)No permit or authorization pursuant to this article shall be issued or granted to a funeral director or undertaker who has not registered with the Department pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section. No certificate of death or confidential medical report shall be filed with the Department on behalf of a funeral director or undertaker except by an agent of such funeral director or undertaker who has registered with the Department pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section.

(b)A funeral director or undertaker who has a State certificate of registration pursuant to § 3428 of the Public Health Law may register with the Department upon presentation of his or her State registration certificate and a government-issued picture identification of said funeral director or undertaker. The registration shall contain the registrant's name and address and the name and address of funeral establishments with which such registrant is associated, if any, and such registrant shall present evidence of such associations. The registrant shall subsequently register any change of name or address or association.

(c)An agent of a funeral director or undertaker may register with the Department upon presentation of (1) a letter of authorization in a form specified by the Department from the funeral director or undertaker who is the principal of the agent, and (2) a government-issued picture identification of the agent.

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