Connecticut § 20-223 - Embalmers may act as funeral directors.
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§ 20-223. Embalmers may act as funeral directors.
Sec. 20-223. Embalmers may act as funeral directors. Any embalmer's license issued by the Department of Public Health shall entitle the holder thereof to act as a funeral director or embalmer, provided owners of establishments operating a funeral service business shall comply with the provisions of section 20-222.
(1949 Rev., S. 4540; 1951, S. 2262d; P.A. 80-484, S. 93, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 80-484 replaced board of examiners with department of health services as licensing authority; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Not retrospective in operation. 129 C. 132. Former statute unconstitutional in part. Id., 134.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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