Md. Code Regs. 10.29.12.05

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 26, December 27, 2024

Section 10.29.12.05 - Prohibitions

A. A licensee is prohibited from:

(1) Soliciting mortuary science business from a dying individual or the relatives of a dying individual other than through general advertising;

(2) Employing, paying, or offering to pay a person to obtain business, either in general or for a particular mortician, funeral director, surviving spouse, or funeral establishment; and

(3) Soliciting or accepting payment or rebate for recommending any crematory, mausoleum, or cemetery, suggesting that a dead human body be disposed of there.

B. Unless licensed by the Board, an individual may not:

(1) Use the initials LM or LFD after the name of the individual to indicate that the individual is authorized to practice mortuary science or funeral direction as a:

(a) Licensed mortician (LM); or

(b) Licensed funeral director (LFD); or

(2) Represent to the public that the individual is a:

(a) Licensed mortician (LM); or

(b) Licensed funeral director (LFD).

C. An apprentice licensee may not advertise the provision of mortuary science services in Maryland.

D. A courtesy card holder may not advertise the provision of mortuary science services in Maryland.

Md. Code Regs. 10.29.12.05

Amended effective 49:7 Md. R. 466, eff. 4/4/2022