32-1330. Annual intern or embalmer’s assistant report A person who is registered as an embalmer’s assistant or licensed as an intern shall submit to the board, at the time that the person applies to renew the person’s registration or license, an annual report on a form prescribed by the board. The report shall be subscribed under oath by the embalmer’s assistant or intern and the supervising embalmer and shall contain information documenting each embalming that the embalmer’s assistant or intern assisted in or performed. 32-1331. Renewal of licenses and registration; reinstatement of registration A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, each license and each registration issued under this article expires on August 1 of each year. B. A licensee or a registrant shall submit a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee pursuant to section 32-1309 on or before July 1 of each year. A license or registration renewal fee is nonrefundable. C. A licensee or a registrant who submits a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee after July 1 but before August 1 shall pay a late fee pursuant to section 32-1309 in addition to the renewal fee. D. A licensee who fails to submit a renewal application and the applicable fee on or before August 1 shall apply for licensure as an original applicant. A person who submits a license application within three years after the date that the person’s license expires is not required to pass the national board examination or state equivalent examination. E. A registered assistant funeral director who fails to submit a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee on or before August 1: 1. Is not eligible for renewal of the person’s registration. 2. May apply for a funeral director license pursuant to this article. F. An embalmer’s assistant who fails to submit a renewal application and the applicable renewal fee on or before August 1 may apply for reinstatement of the person’s registration by submitting a completed reinstatement application on a form prescribed by the board and the applicable reinstatement fee within one year after the date that the person’s registration expires. G. An intern license may not be renewed more than three times. 32-1333. Notice of change of employment A. An intern who is licensed or an embalmer’s assistant who is registered under this article shall notify the board in writing within ten business days after a change in employment. The notice shall include the names of the new establishment and, if applicable, the new supervising licensed funeral director or embalmer. B. An embalmer or funeral director who is licensed under this article shall notify the board in writing within ten business days after a change in employment. The notice shall include the names of the former and the new establishment. Chapter 12, Article 2.1: Alkaline Hydrolysis 32-1341. Alkaline hydrolysis facilities; license required A person may not advertise or operate an alkaline hydrolysis facility without first obtaining an alkaline hydrolysis facility license issued by the board. 32-1342. Alkaline hydrolysis facilities; requirements A. An alkaline hydrolysis facility licensed under this article must meet all of the following: 1. Have a building or structure that complies with applicable local and state building codes, zoning laws and ordinances and wastewater management and environmental standards and that contains one or more alkaline hydrolysis vessels.
C. A responsible funeral director who is licensed under this article shall notify the board in writing within five business days after a change in employment, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays. 32-1338. Continuing education A. A person who is licensed or registered pursuant to this article shall complete continuing education designed to educate the person regarding current skills and procedures and developments in the funeral industry. The board may prescribe in its rules the number of hours of continuing education required each year, not to exceed sixteen hours, and the subject matter that shall be covered. B. The board shall waive the continuing education requirements for persons whose licenses have been placed on inactive status and for persons who are serving in the United States armed forces in time of war. The board may waive the continuing education requirement for good cause shown as prescribed in its rules. In 2022, alkaline hydrolysis, also known as aquamation, was legalized in Arizona (Arizona Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, 2022). However, as of late April 2023, the process was unavailable because oversight laws had not yet been written (Barreuther, 2023). Article 2.1 covers alkaline hydrolysis. According to Chapter 12, Article 1 (L22, Chapter 257, section 3) and 32-1301: Definitions: In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: … 3. “Alkaline hydrolysis” means a form of final disposition that includes all of the following: (a) Reducing a dead human body to essential elements through a water-based dissolution process using alkaline chemicals, heat, agitation and pressure to accelerate natural decomposition. (b) Processing the hydrolyzed remains after they are removed from the alkaline hydrolysis vessel. (c) Placing the processed remains in a hydrolyzed remains container. (d) Releasing the hydrolyzed remains to an appropriate party. 4. “Alkaline hydrolysis container”: (a) Means a hydrolyzable or biodegradable closed container or pouch that is resistant to leakage of bodily fluids, that encases a dead human body and into which the body is placed before the container’s insertion into an alkaline hydrolysis vessel. (b) Includes a hydrolyzable or biodegradable alternative container or casket. 5. “Alkaline hydrolysis facility” means a building or structure containing one or more alkaline hydrolysis vessels for alkaline hydrolysis. 6. “Alkaline hydrolysis operator” means a person who is trained to carry out the process of alkaline hydrolysis. 7. “Alkaline hydrolysis vessel” means the container in which alkaline hydrolysis is performed. 2. Use a method that is approved by the board to dry the hydrolyzed remains and that occurs within the licensed facility. 3. Have a means approved by the board for refrigerating dead human bodies awaiting alkaline hydrolysis. 4. Have an appropriate refrigerated holding facility for dead human bodies awaiting alkaline hydrolysis that maintains dead human bodies at or below thirty-eight degrees Fahrenheit. B. An alkaline hydrolysis facility: 1. Shall employ a licensed alkaline hydrolysis operator to carry out the process of alkaline hydrolysis. 2. Shall provide proper procedures for all personnel.
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