Read the current laws and rules for funeral directors, embalmers, cemeteries, morgues, and human remains.
Proposed rules
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WAC 308-47-090 Operator licensure for those who conduct cremations, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction;
WAC 308-47A-030 Final disposition permit application procedure;
WAC 308-48-180 Renewal of licenses - Funeral
directors, embalmers, funeral director interns and embalmer interns
Proposed rules:
- Current rule 308-47-090
- Current rule 308-47A-030
- Current rule-48-180
- OTS-4760.1
- OTS-4761.1
- OTS-4762.1
- Expedited Rule Making
Title 98 WAC: Department of Licensing (Cemetery Board) & Title 308 WAC: Department of Licensing
Proposed rules:
- OTS-1876.1
- OTS-1877.1
- OTS-1878.1
- OTS-1879.1
- OTS-1880.1
- OTS-1881.1
- OTS-1882.1
- OTS-1883.1
- OTS-1884.1
- OTS-1885.1
- OTS-1886.1
- OTS-1887.1
- OTS-1888.6
- OTS-1889.2
- OTS-1890.1
- OTS-1891.1
- OTS-1892.1
- OTS-1893.2
- Rule-Making Order
- Concise Explanatory Statement
Public hearings or comments
Public hearings held February 25 and 26, 2020
- Seattle public hearing audio* (February 25)
(17 minutes MP3) - Spokane public hearing audio* (February 26)
(5 minutes MP3)
Title 308 WAC: Department of Licensing
Public hearings or comments
Public hearing held on January 7, 2020
- Public hearing audio*
(2 minutes MP3)
Title 98 WAC: Department of Licensing (Cemetery Board)
Public hearings or comments
Public hearing held on January 7, 2020
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View current laws and rules
Laws relating to cemeteries, morgues, and human remains
- Current rule
- Adopted rule
- Concise Explanatory Statement
- Rule-Making Order
- Chapter 68 RCW: Cemeteries, morgues, and human remains
- Chapter 70.58 RCW: Vital statistics
- Chapter 70.58A.200 RCW: Reports of death—Filing and registration requirements
- Chapter 70.58A.210: Final disposition of human remains—Issuance of burial-transit and disinterment permits
- Chapter 246-500 WAC: Handling of human remains
- Chapter 308-47 WAC: Cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, and natural organic reduction
- Chapter 308-47A WAC: Final disposition permit
- Chapter 308-50A WAC: Cemeteries - endowment care funds
- Chapter 308-50B WAC: Cemeteries - endowment care total return distribution
- Chapter 308-51B WAC: Cemeteries prearrangement contracts
- Chapter 308-52A WAC: Abandoned cemeteries
- Chapter 18.235 RCW: Uniform regulation of business and professions act
- Chapter 98 WAC: Department of Licensing (Cemetery Board) REPEALED
- Title 308 WAC: Licensing, Department of
- Title 98 WAC: Licensing, Department of (Cemetery Board)
- Chapter 308-47 WAC: Rules of Procedure for Cremation
Laws relating to funeral directors and embalmers
- Chapter 18.39 RCW: Embalmers - funeral directors
- Chapter 308-47 WAC: Cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, and natural organic reduction
- Chapter 308-48 WAC: Funeral directors and embalmers
- Chapter 308-49 WAC: Prearrangement funeral services
- Chapter 18.235 RCW: Uniform regulation of business and professions act
- Chapter 308-48 WAC: Funeral Directors and EmbalmersChapter 308-49
- WAC: Prearrangement Funeral Services
- Preproposal Statement of Inquiry
- Withdraw notice
Explanation of abbreviations
- RCW—Revised Code of Washington (Washington State laws)
- WAC—Washington Administrative Code (Washington State agency regulations)