Directors Regulations
N.S. Reg. 215/1983
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Embalmers and Funeral Directors Regulations
made under
Section 33 of the
Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 144
O.I.C. 83-1131 (effective October 5, 1983), N.S. Reg. 215/1983
amended to O.I.C. 2022-127 (effective May 10, 2022), N.S. Reg. 94/2022
1 These regulations may be cited as the Embalmers and Funeral Directors Regulations .
1A (1) [repealed]
(2) Every application for a licence shall be in writing, in the form prescribed and shall
be accompanied by such information as the Board may require.
(1) The Board may from time to time provide, prescribe, or approve courses of
instruction of such duration as it may deem necessary or expedient.
(2) Any person registered as an apprentice embalmer prior to the 1st of March 1990,
may complete an apprenticeship under a licensed embalmer approved by the
Board.
(3) Effective the 1st day of March 1990, a person applying for an apprentice
embalmer’s licence shall have completed the approved course of study in
embalming and funeral services at the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia
Community College, or be enrolled in the Funeral and Allied Health Services
Program Apprenticeship Model of the approved course of study in embalming and
funeral services offered by the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community
College.
(1) Subject to
Section 16 of the Act, where a person is a registered apprentice funeral
director prior to the 1st day of March 1990, the requirements for a funeral
director’s licence shall be
(
a) an apprenticeship under the supervision of a licensed funeral director for a
period of not less than six (6) months; and
(
b) achieving a passing grade of at least 75 percent of the examination set by the
Board for admission to practise as a funeral director.
(2) Effective the 1st day of March 1990, the requirements for a funeral director’s
licence shall be
(
a) an apprenticeship under the supervision of a licensed funeral director for a
period of not less than the applicable term of apprenticeship required by
Section 3D; and
(
b) achieving a passing grade of at least 75 percent on the examination set by the
Board for admission to practise as a funeral director.
(3) [repealed]
(3A) [repealed]
(4) [repealed]
(5) An applicant who holds or held within the last 24 months a funeral director’s
licence issued by another jurisdiction shall
(
a) provide proof of the licence;
(
b) pay the licence fee; and
(
c) achieve a passing grade of at least 75% on the funeral director’s written
examination,
before being issued a funeral director’s licence.
(6) Where a person has previously held a Nova Scotia funeral director’s licence, which
has lapsed for more than twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding the date
of application for a licence, such person will be deemed to have completed the
twelve (12) month apprenticeship, upon achieving a passing grade of at least 75
percent on the examination set by the Board for admission to practise as a funeral
director.
(7) Where a person has previously held a Nova Scotia funeral director’s licence which
has lapsed for not more than twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding the
date of application for a licence, such person shall be deemed to have completed
the requirements of subsection (2) and upon payment of the appropriate licence
fee, and with the approval of the Board, shall be reinstated as a licensed funeral
director.
3A
(1) A person is not eligible to be licensed as an apprentice funeral director unless they
have attained Grade XII or its equivalent as certified by the Department of
Education and Early Childhood Development of the Province of Nova Scotia.
(2) An applicant for an apprentice funeral director’s licence must enter into an
apprenticeship agreement, in the form prescribed by the Board, with a licensed
funeral director who has been licensed for at least 2 years and who has been
approved by the Board to have an apprentice.
(3) A licensed funeral director must not have more than 2 apprentice funeral directors
at any one time.
3B An application for an apprentice funeral director’s licence must be in writing in the form
prescribed by the Board, and must be accompanied by all of the following:
(
a) a copy of the applicant’s executed apprenticeship agreement;
(
b) any additional documentation or information that the Board requires;
(
c) the prescribed annual fee for an apprentice funeral director’s licence.
3C
(1) With the prior approval of the Board, a funeral director apprenticeship agreement
may be assigned to another licensed funeral director who meets the requirements
of subsection 3A(2).
(2) An assignment of a funeral director apprenticeship agreement must be in writing in
the form prescribed by the Board, and the apprentice funeral director must
promptly forward a copy of the assignment to the Board and pay the prescribed fee
for registration of the assignment.
3D The term of apprenticeship for an apprentice funeral director is
(
a) for a person who has completed the approved course in embalming and
funeral services at the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community
College, a term of 6 months;
(
b) for a person enrolled in the Funeral and Allied Health Services Program
Apprenticeship Model in embalming and funeral services at the Kingstec
Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, a term of at least the time
required to complete the course;
(
c) for a person who has completed a course in funeral directing in another
jurisdiction a term of 12 months, less any time recognized and approved by
the Board for any apprenticeship time completed in the other jurisdiction;
(
d) for any person not described in clauses (
a) to (c), a term of 12 months.
3E
(1) A licensed funeral director who has an apprentice funeral director must explain the
provisions of the Act and these regulations to the apprentice funeral director, and
during the apprenticeship must instruct the apprentice funeral director in the
practice, profession and obligations of a funeral director.
(2) An apprentice funeral director must serve their term of apprenticeship under the
direct supervision of the licensed funeral director to whom the apprentice funeral
director is apprenticed, but from time to time may serve under the direct
supervision of some other duly qualified licensed funeral director employed in the
same establishment or place of business.
(3) During their term of apprenticeship, an apprentice funeral director must participate
in at least 25 of each of the following types of funeral procedures:
(
a) assisted arrangements;
(
b) arrangements;
(
c) funerals;
(
d) committals.
(4) A licensed funeral director who has an apprentice funeral director must submit a
written apprenticeship report to the Board, outlining the apprentice funeral
director’s participation in the funeral procedures referred to in subsection
(3) during the preceding months, as follows:
(
a) for an apprentice funeral director completing an apprenticeship term under
clause 3D(a), at the end of the 6 months of apprenticeship;
(
b) for an apprentice funeral director completing an apprenticeship term under
clause 3D(b), every 6 months and at the completion of the apprenticeship;
(
c) for an apprentice funeral director completing an apprenticeship term under
clause 3D(c),
(
i) if the apprenticeship term is 6 months or less, at the completion of the
apprenticeship,
(ii) if the apprenticeship term is longer than 6 months, at the end of the first
6 months and at the completion of the apprenticeship;
(
d) for an apprentice funeral director completing an apprenticeship term under
clause 3D(d), at the end of the first 6 months of apprenticeship and at the
completion of the apprenticeship.
(5) A written apprenticeship report required by subsection (4) must be in the form
required by the Board and must include all of the following information for each
funeral procedure that the apprentice has participated in as required by subsection
(3):
(
a) the type of funeral procedure;
(
b) the name of the deceased;
(
c) the date the funeral procedure was performed;
(
d) the signature of the funeral director supervising the apprentice during the
funeral procedure.
(6) If, by the end of their term of apprenticeship, an apprentice funeral director has not
participated in the minimum number of each type of funeral procedure as required
by subsection (3), the apprentice funeral director must apply to the Board for
renewal of their apprentice funeral director’s licence in accordance with
Section
3F.
3F
(1) An application for renewal of an apprentice funeral director’s licence must be in
writing in the form prescribed by the Board, and must be accompanied by all of the
following:
(
a) a copy of an executed apprenticeship renewal agreement, in the form
prescribed by the Board, with a licensed funeral director who meets the
requirements of subsection 3A(2);
(
b) any additional documentation or information that the Board requires;
(
c) the prescribed annual fee for an apprentice funeral director’s licence.
(2) The term of renewal of an apprentice funeral director’s licence is 12 months, or the
time required for the apprentice funeral director to participate in the minimum
number of each type of funeral procedure as required by subsection 3E(3),
whichever is the shorter period.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the requirements in
Section 3E for apprentice funeral
directors and licensed funeral directors also apply during a term of renewal of an
apprentice funeral director’s licence.
(4) During a term of renewal of an apprentice funeral director’s licence, the licensed
funeral director must submit the written apprenticeship reports required by
subsection 3E(4)
(
a) if the term of renewal is 6 months or less, at the completion of the term;
(
b) if the term of renewal is longer than 6 months, at the end of the first 6 months
and at the completion of the term.
3G
(1) An apprentice funeral director who has completed the approved course in
embalming and funeral services at the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia
Community College with a pass mark of at least 75% is permitted to take the
examination for admission to practise as a funeral director after
(
a) serving a term of apprenticeship of at least 6 months; and
(
b) participating in the minimum number of each type of funeral procedure
required by subsection 3E(3).
(2) An apprentice funeral director who has completed the Funeral and Allied Health
Services Program Apprenticeship Model in embalming and funeral services at the
Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community with a pass mark of at least 75%
is permitted to take the examination for admission to practise as a funeral director
after
(
a) serving a term of apprenticeship of at least the time required to complete the
course; and
(
b) participating in the minimum number of each type of funeral procedure
required by subsection 3E(3).
(3) An apprentice funeral director who has completed a course in funeral directing in
another jurisdiction is permitted to take the examination for admission to practise
as a funeral director after
(
a) serving the term of apprenticeship approved by the Board under clause 3D(c);
and
(
b) participating in the minimum number of each type of funeral procedure
required by subsection 3E(3).
(4) An apprentice funeral director who has not completed any of the courses referred
to in subsections (1), (2) or (3) is permitted to take the examination for admission
to practise as a funeral director after
(
a) serving a term of apprenticeship of at least 12 months; and
(
b) participating in the minimum number of each type of funeral procedure
required by subsection 3E(3).
(5) The examination for admission to practise as a funeral director consists of the
following 2 parts:
(
a) the funeral director’s written examination;
(
b) the funeral director’s practical examination.
(6) The funeral director’s written examination is set by the Board and must be
composed of questions from each of the following subjects:
(
a) religious rites and rituals;
(
b) funeral arranging and directing protocol and practices;
(
c) communications;
(
d) grief and bereavement;
(
e) funeral services business practices;
(
f) funeral services law and ethics.
(7) The funeral director’s practical examination is set by the Board and must consist of
performing funeral procedures in the presence of a licensed funeral director.
(8) The pass mark for each of the funeral director’s written examination and the
funeral director’s practical examination is 75%.
(9) A person who fails to pass the funeral director’s written examination or the funeral
director’s practical examination must complete a supplemental examination no
later than 60 days after the date of the first examination.
(10) A person who fails to pass a supplemental examination must complete a further 6
months of apprenticeship before retaking the funeral director’s written examination
or funeral director’s practical examination, as applicable.
(11) A person who fails to pass a retaken examination referred to in subsection
(10) must wait at least 1 year and then repeat an entire term of apprenticeship of at least
12 months before being permitted to retake the failed exam.
4 [repealed]
(1) Subject to
Section 18 of the Act, no person shall be licensed as an apprentice
embalmer unless he has attained Grade XI standing or its equivalent as certified by
the Department of Education and [Early] Childhood Development of the Province
of Nova Scotia.
(2) Every application for an apprentice embalmer’s licence shall be in writing in the
form prescribed by the Board and be accompanied by such information as the
Board may require.
(3) Every person applying for an apprentice embalmer’s licence shall enter into an
apprenticeship agreement, in the form prescribed by the Board, with a licensed
embalmer who has been approved by the Board.
(4) A copy of the executed agreement shall be forwarded to the Board by the
applicant.
5A
(1) Effective the 1st day of March 1990, a person making application for an apprentice
embalmer’s licence shall have completed the approved course of study in
embalming and funeral services at the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia
Community College.
(2) A person applying for admittance to the approved course of study at the Kingstec
Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College shall have
(
a) completed Grade XII or its equivalent as certified by the Department of
Education and [Early] Childhood Development of the Province of Nova
Scotia;
(
b) observed a minimum of five (5) cases in a licensed funeral home under a
licensed embalmer and funeral director in the six (6) months immediately
before being accepted at the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community
College; and
(
c) a valid driver’s licence.
(3) Every application for an apprentice embalmer’s licence shall be in writing in the
form prescribed by the Board, and be accompanied by
(
a) a certificate of successful completion of the approved course at the Kingstec
Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, with a pass mark of at least
75 percent;
(
b) an apprenticeship agreement, in the form prescribed by the Board, with a
licensed embalmer who has been approved by the Board; and
(
c) such other information as the Board may require.
(3A) A person enrolled in the Funeral and Allied Health Services Program
Apprenticeship Model of the approved course in embalming and funeral services at
the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College who meets the
requirements of clauses (
b) and (
c) of subsection (3) is eligible to apply for an
apprentice embalmer’s licence.
(4) Where a person has completed a course in embalming and funeral services in
another jurisdiction, upon the approval of the Board, such person is deemed to
have completed the requirements of clause (
a) of subsection (3).
(1) No licensed embalmer shall engage an apprentice embalmer unless he has been
approved by the Board.
(2) No licensed embalmer shall have more than two apprentice embalmers apprenticed
to him at any one time.
7 An embalmer apprenticeship agreement may be assigned to another licensed embalmer
who has been approved by the Board, by an assignment in writing in the form prescribed
by the Board, and in such case the apprentice embalmer shall forward forthwith a copy of
the Assignment to the Registrar and shall pay the prescribed fee for the registration
thereof.
(1) Every licensed embalmer shall, when taking an apprentice embalmer into his
employ, explain to him the provisions of the Act and of the rules and regulations
made thereunder and during the apprenticeship shall instruct such apprentice
embalmer in the practice, profession and obligation of an embalmer.
(2) The term of apprenticeship for an apprentice embalmer is
(
a) where the apprentice is registered prior to the 1st day of March 1990, a term
of not less than twenty-four (24) months; and
(
b) for a person who completed the approved course or is deemed to have
completed the approved course under subsection 5A(4) and who applies for a
licence on or after the 1st day of March 1990, a term of not less than fourteen
(14) months from the date that the licence was issued.
(
c) for a person enrolled in the Funeral and Allied Health Services Program
Apprenticeship Model of the approved course in embalming and funeral
services at the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, a
term of not less than the required time to complete the apprenticeship model.
(3) A licensed embalmer shall submit a written report, in the form prescribed by the
Board, stating the amount and type of work performed by the apprentice during the
preceding months for each apprentice embalmer
(
a) completing an apprenticeship term pursuant to clause (
a) of subsection (2), at
the end of the first twelve (12) months of apprenticeship and at the end of the
next ten (10) months of the apprenticeship; and
(
b) completing an apprenticeship term pursuant to clause (
b) of subsection (2), at
the end of the first seven (7) months of apprenticeship, and at the end of the
next seven (7) months of apprenticeship.
(
c) completing an apprenticeship term pursuant to clause (
c) of subsection (2), at
the end of the first twelve (12) months of the apprenticeship and at the end of
the next ten (10) months of the apprenticeship.
(4) The report shall be submitted to the Board.
(1) Every apprentice embalmer shall serve the term of his apprenticeship under the
direct supervision of the licensed embalmer to whom he is for the time being
apprenticed, but from time to time may serve under the direct supervision of some
other duly qualified embalmer employed in the same establishment or place of
business.
(2) [repealed]
(3) [repealed]
10 [repealed]
(1) No apprentice embalmer registered prior to the 1st day of March 1990, shall be
permitted to take the examination for admission to practise as an embalmer unless
he shall have served a term of apprenticeship of twenty-four (24) months, and
taken and completed any course, or courses, prescribed by the Board.
(2) The qualifying examination shall consist of two parts:
(
a) the embalmer’s written examination; and
(
b) the embalmer’s clinical examination.
(3) The embalmer’s written examination shall be composed of questions from the
following subjects:
(
a) Elementary Anatomy:
The candidate is expected to know the structure of the human body, the
principal organs, functions and locations, and the different circulatory systems
and muscles;
(
b) Embalming:
The candidate is expected to have a thorough knowledge of this subject;
(
c) Sanitation and Public Health:
The candidate will be required to have a thorough knowledge of the general
disinfection procedures and of the equipment used in the preparation of bodies
for burial, also a knowledge of the Act, the Health Protection Act , the rules
and regulations regarding the transportation, interment and disinterment of
dead human bodies, the operation of receiving vaults and crematoria and the
acceptable procedures for the conduct of funerals;
(
d) Pathology:
The candidate will be required to have a knowledge of the most common
communicable diseases, and the special treatment that must be given bodies
of those who have died of such diseases; and
(
e) Public Relations and Funeral Procedures.
(4) The embalmer’s clinical examination shall consist of the performance of
embalming procedures in the presence of an examiner.
(5) The pass mark for each of the embalmer’s written examination and the embalmer’s
clinical examination shall be 75 percent.
(6) A person who fails to pass his examination shall write a supplemental examination
within sixty (60) days of the first examination.
(7) A person who fails to pass the supplemental examination will be required to
complete the previous period of apprenticeship before rewriting the examination.
(8) A person who fails an examination pursuant to subsection (7) must wait at least
one (1) year and then repeat the entire period of apprenticeship before being
permitted to rewrite the examination.
12 After one year of apprenticeship, each apprentice embalmer registered prior to the 1st day
of March 1990, shall write an examination set by the Board which shall include questions
from the five subjects set forth in subsection (3) of
Section 11.
12A
(1) An apprentice embalmer licensed on or after the 1st day of March 1990 who
completes the term of apprenticeship required by clause 8(2)(
b) is permitted to take
the examination for admission to practise as an embalmer.
(1A) An apprentice licensed embalmer who completes the Funeral and Allied Health
Services Program Apprenticeship Model of the approved course in embalming and
funeral services at the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College
with a pass mark of at least 75 percent and completes the term of apprenticeship
required by clause 8(2)(
c) is permitted to take the examination for admission to
practise as an embalmer.
(2) The qualifying examination shall consist of an embalmer’s written examination set
by the Board and a clinical examination in the performance of embalming
procedures in the presence of an examiner.
(3) The pass mark for each of the embalmer’s written examination and the embalmer’s
clinical examination is 75%.
(4) A person who fails the embalmer’s clinical examination shall complete a
supplemental clinical examination within sixty (60) days of the first examination.
(5) A person who fails the supplemental examination will be required to complete a
further six (6) months of apprenticeship before completing another embalmer’s
clinical examination.
12B
(1) An applicant who holds an embalmer’s licence issued by another jurisdiction
within the previous 24 months shall
(
a) provide proof of the embalmer’s licence; and
(
b) pay the prescribed licence fee
before being issued an embalmer’s licence.
(2) Effective the 1st day of March 1990, where a person has previously held a Nova
Scotia embalmer’s licence, which has lapsed for more than twenty-four
(24) months immediately preceding the date of application for a licence, such person
shall pass the clinical examination for admission to practise as an embalmer as set
by the Board.
(3) Effective the 1st day of March 1990, where a person has previously held a Nova
Scotia Embalmer’s licence, which has lapsed for not more than twenty-four
(24) months immediately preceding the date of application for a licence, such person
shall, upon payment of the appropriate licence fee and with the approval of the
Board, be reinstated as a licensed embalmer.
(1) Every person applying to the Board to be examined must advise the Board at least
one (1) month before the date set for the examination and shall pay the fee set out
in subsection (2).
(2) On and after the effective dates set out in the following table, the fees payable for
examinations are as set out in the table:
Examination
Examination Fees
Effective
June 1, 2014
Effective
June 1, 2015
Effective
June 1, 2016
Embalmer’s written
examination
$60.00
$80.00
$100.00
Embalmer’s clinical
examination
$135.00
$170.00
$200.00
Supplemental examination
$135.00
$170.00
$200.00
Funeral director’s written
examination
$60.00
$80.00
$100.00
Funeral director’s practical
examination
$135.00
$170.00
$200.00
(3) [repealed]
(4) [repealed]
14 On and after the effective dates set out in the following table, the annual fees prescribed
for licences are as set out in the table:
Licence
Annual Licence Fees
Effective
June 1, 2014
Effective
June 1, 2015
Effective
June 1, 2016
Apprentice embalmer’s
licence
$85.00
$95.00
$100.00
Apprentice funeral director’s
licence
$85.00
$95.00
$100.00
Embalmer’s licence
$135.00
$170.00
$200.00
Funeral director’s licence
$135.00
$170.00
$200.00
15 The fee for registration of an assignment of an apprenticeship agreement is $20.00.
16 [repealed]
16A
(1) An embalmer or funeral director shall apply for a licence renewal in the form
approved by the Board and shall pay the prescribed annual fee.
(2) Every 5 years a funeral director shall submit with the licence renewal application
proof of completion within the previous 5 years of 6 hours of continuing education
relevant to the practice of funeral directing provided by or approved by the Board
and signed or stamped by the program sponsor.
(3) Every 5 years an embalmer shall submit with the licence renewal application proof
of completion within the previous 5 years of 6 hours of continuing education
relevant to the practice of embalming provided by or approved by the Board and
signed or stamped by the program sponsor.
(4) An applicant for the reinstatement of a licence that has lapsed for less than one
year shall submit with the application for reinstatement proof of completion of 6
hours of relevant continuing education within the previous 24 months.
(5) A funeral director or embalmer who is 65 years of age or older and has held a
licence under the Act for a minimum of 10 years is exempt from the requirements
of subsections (2) to (4).
16B
(1) Despite subsections 16A(2), (3) or (4), an applicant for renewal of a licence who
has not complied with those subsections may submit to the Board the renewal
application and the renewal fee along with a request for waiver on the basis of
extreme hardship.
(2) If the Board finds that extreme hardship has been demonstrated, it shall waive
compliance with subsections 16A(2), (3) or (4) for the applicable renewal period.
(3) Extreme hardship shall be determined on an individual basis by the Board and be
defined as an inability to devote sufficient hours to fulfilling the continuing
education requirements of subsections 16A(2), (3) and (4) because of
(
a) an incapacitating illness, documented by a currently licensed physician;
(
b) a physical inability to travel to the sites of approved programs, documented by
a currently licensed physician; or
(
c) other similar extenuating circumstances (for example, family illness or
prolonged hospitalization).
16C The Board shall establish an Education Committee consisting of 3 licensed funeral
directors and 2 licensed embalmers that shall
(
a) establish program guidelines for continuing education programs and courses of
instruction;
(
b) approve continuing education programs and courses of instruction;
(
c) establish guidelines for activities other than attendance at continuing education
programs and courses of instruction for which continuing education credit may
be earned, such as teaching, conducting research, and writing articles for trade
publications.
(1) No person shall operate an establishment or a branch of an establishment as a
funeral home unless that establishment or branch is licensed as a funeral home.
(2) An application for a funeral home licence shall be in writing, in the form
prescribed by the Registrar, and shall be accompanied by such information as the
Registrar may require.
(3) The application for a funeral home licence shall include the name of the licensed
funeral director who is the manager of the funeral home and the names of all other
persons who are employed at the funeral home as embalmers, funeral directors,
apprentice embalmers and apprentice funeral directors.
(4) The annual fee for a funeral home licence shall be $133.35.
17A For the purpose of clause 2(
e) of the Act, “funeral merchandise or services” means
(
a) the services offered or performed by a funeral director or embalmer incidental
to the arrangements, care and preparation of human remains for burial, or other
disposition;
(
b) the merchandise, articles or supplies used, offered for sale or sold directly to
the public by the funeral director, in conjunction with services related to burial
or other disposition;
(
c) the services offered or performed by a funeral director or embalmer incidental
to the arrangements, care and preparation of human remains for cremation; or
(
d) the merchandise, articles or supplies used, offered for sale or sold directly to
the public by the funeral director, in conjunction with services related to
cremation,
and “cremation services” means the services or goods referred to in clauses (
c) and (d).
18 (1) [repealed]
(2) Every funeral home shall have the following minimum facilities and equipment:
(
a) an office;
(
b) access to a preparation room;
(
c) a casket display room, if the funeral home does not maintain an up-to-date
catalogue that meets the requirements of clause 32A(1)(
b) of the Act and
Section 18B;
(
d) a reposing room;
(
e) a public washroom;
(
f) access to a funeral coach.
(g) [repealed]
(h) [repealed]
(i) [repealed]
(3) A casket display room shall
(
a) be used only for the purpose of displaying caskets and other funeral
merchandise; and
(
b) have on display a minimum of 6 adult caskets and 6 urns of different grades
and prices, including the least expensive options on offer.
(c) [repealed]
(4) A preparation room shall be used exclusively for keeping, embalming and
preparation for burial or transportation of dead human bodies and the room shall be
equipped with
(
a) sanitary drainage or facilities for disposal of fluids;
(
b) ventilation and lighting;
(
c) essential instruments and supplies;
(
d) floors and walls constructed or covered by impervious materials;
(
e) washable-type painted surface, where painting is required; and
(
f) hand washing facilities.
(5) A reposing room shall
(a) [repealed]
(
b) have an appropriate stand for a casket; and
(c) [repealed]
(
d) be equipped with seating accommodations.
(6) [repealed]
(7) Every funeral home shall be kept clean and sanitary.
(8) Every funeral home shall have a conveyance used for transporting the dead human
body which shall be very clean, and adequate for the purposes for which it is
required, and no advertising whatsoever shall be displayed thereon other than the
name, business address and contact information of the person or corporation
transporting the dead human body.
(9) The wording on exterior signs pertaining to the operation of funeral homes shall be
limited to the name of the operator, type of business, business address and contact
information.
(10) [repealed]
(11) Subsections (2), (3), (4), (5) and (8) of this
Section do not apply to those funeral
homes which offer cremation services only.
18A
(1) For the purpose of these regulations, a rental casket is a specially designed device
that has the outward appearance of a casket and is used to conceal a casket insert
containing human remains for the purposes of viewing and/or a funeral or other
ceremony.
(2) A contract for funeral arrangements that include the use of a rental casket must
disclose that such a casket is part of the goods being supplied in the funeral
arrangements.
18B
(1) The catalogue descriptions of caskets and urns referred to in
Section 32A of the Act
must be for a minimum of 6 adult caskets and 6 urns of different grades and prices,
including the least expensive options on offer, as required by
Section 32A of the
Act.
(2) The catalogue descriptions of the items in subsection (1) must include all of the
following for each item in the catalogue:
(
a) the price;
(
b) a colour image of the item;
(
c) sufficient detail to allow a purchaser to identify the size of the item;
(
d) the brand name, manufacturer’s name and model name and number of the
item;
(
e) for caskets,
(
i) the material and colour of the interior, and
(ii) the material, colour and finish of the exterior;
(
f) a clear indication of whether the item is suitable for cremation.
18C A person who holds a funeral home licence must ensure that a person transporting human
remains to the funeral home complies with all of the following:
(
a) the human remains must be delivered to the intended destination as quickly as
possible;
(
b) the human remains must not be left in a stationary vehicle for more than 2
hours, unless the vehicle is parked in a clean, secure building so that the human
remains are out of public view;
(
c) the human remains must be kept secure at all times, either under the care of the
person transporting the human remains or in a locked, secure vehicle;
(
d) the human remains must be handled directly only as necessary.
19 The Registrar, or a person authorized by him for the purpose, may enter a funeral home
and inspect the premises for the purposes of issuing or renewing a funeral home licence.
20 For the purpose of the Act and regulations “professional misconduct” means
(
a) personal or professional conduct of a licensed embalmer, apprentice embalmer,
funeral director or apprentice funeral director which does not lend dignity to
the profession and inspire confidence on the part of the public in the members
of the profession;
(
b) the conduct of the business of a funeral director in such manner, economically
and professionally, as not to reflect credit on the profession and to inspire
confidence on the part of the funeral-purchasing public;
(
c) the payment, award or promise of any payment or award by any funeral
director or licensed embalmer or any agent or representative thereof to any
person for the purpose of procuring patronage for the funeral director, licensed
embalmer or funeral home;
(
d) non-compliance with the requirements of the Health Protection Act and the
Vital Statistics Act .
21 No funeral home, funeral director, apprentice funeral director, embalmer or apprentice
embalmer shall
(
a) include inaccurate or deceptive claims or statements, either direct or implied
with respect to price or availability of funeral merchandise or service in any
advertisement;
(
b) advertise in a format which has the appearance of a public service
advertisement with the effect of concealing its commercial intent;
(
c) include deceptive price claims, unrealistic price comparisons or exaggerated
claims as to worth or value in any advertisement;
(
d) discredit or attack unfairly other funeral merchandise, services or exaggerate
the importance of competitive services in any advertisement;
(
e) advertise in such a manner as to exploit human misery or to play upon fears
which would encourage the consumer to purchase funeral merchandise or
services;
(
f) advertise in a tasteless manner or in a manner which does not reflect credit, or
lend dignity to the funeral profession; or
(
g) make reference to price in an advertisement unless the advertisement includes a
detailed description of the funeral merchandise and services.
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Embalmers and Funeral Directors Regulations
N.S. Reg. 215/1983
Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act
Note: The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.
Source Law
The current consolidation of the Embalmers and Funeral Directors Regulations made under the Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act includes all of the following regulations:
N.S.
Regulation
In force
date*
How in force
Royal Gazette
Part II Issue
215/1983
Oct 5, 1983
date specified
Oct 20, 1983
253/1984
Oct 2, 1984
date made
Oct 18, 1984
90/1990
Mar 1, 1990
date specified
Mar 23, 1990
23/1995
Mar 7, 1995
date specified
Mar 31, 1995
15/1999
Apr 1, 1999
date specified
Mar 12, 1999
57/1999
May 26, 1999
date specified
Jun 18, 1999
124/1999
Nov 10, 1999
date specified
Dec 3, 1999
66/2004
May 1, 2004
date specified
51/2007
Feb 13, 2007
date specified
Mar 2, 2007
101/2007
May 1, 2007
date specified
Mar 30, 2007
158/2008
Jun 1, 2008
date specified
Apr 18, 2008
100/2009
Jun 1, 2009
date specified
Apr 14, 2009
72/2011
Jun 1, 2011
date specified
Apr 15, 2011
98/2013
Jun 1, 2013
date specified
Apr 12, 2013
77/2014
Jun 1, 2014
date specified
Jun 13, 2014
97/2015
Jun 1, 2015
date specified
Apr 8, 2015
117/2016
Sep 1, 2016
date specified
Jun 24, 2016
118/2016
Sep 1, 2016
date specified
Jun 24, 2016
32/2019
Feb 20, 2019
date specified
Mar 15, 2019
94/2022
May 10, 2022
date specified
May 20, 2022
The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:
N.S.
Regulation
In force
date*
How in force
Royal Gazette
Part II Issue
*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.
Amendments by Provision
ad. = added
am. = amended
fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned
rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected
How affected
1 ........................................................
ra. as 1A 32/2019
1(1)...............................................
rep. 118/2016
1........................................................
ad. 32/2019
1A.....................................................
ra. from 1 32/2019
2........................................................
rs. 90/1990
2(3)..............................................
am. 51/2007
3........................................................
rs. 90/1990
3(1)(b).........................................
am. 51/2007
3(2)(a)..........................................
am. 118/2016
3(2)(b).........................................
am. 51/2007
3(3)..............................................
rep. 118/2016
3(3A)...........................................
ad. 51/2007 ; rep. 118/2016
3(4)..............................................
rep. 118/2016
3(5)..............................................
rs. 57/1999
3(5)(c)..........................................
rs. 118/2016
3(6)..............................................
am. 51/2007
3A-3G...............................................
ad. 118/2016
4........................................................
rep. 90/1990
5(1)...................................................
am. 118/2016
5(4)...................................................
am. 117/2016
5A.....................................................
ad. 90/1990
5A(2)(a).......................................
am. 118/2016
5A(2)(b)......................................
rs. 51/2007
5A(3)(a).......................................
am. 51/2007, 118/2016
5A(3A)........................................
ad. 51/2007
7........................................................
fc. 15/1999; am. 118/2016
8(2)...................................................
rs. 90/1990
8(2)(b)..........................................
am. 51/2007
8(2)(c)..........................................
ad. 51/2007
8(3)...................................................
rs. 90/1990
8(3)(c)..........................................
ad. 51/2007
9(2)...................................................
rep. 23/1995
9(3)...................................................
rep. 90/1990
10......................................................
rep. 90/1990
11(1).................................................
am. 90/1990
11(1)(3)(c)....................................
am. 117/2016
11(2)(a)-(b).......................................
am. 118/2016
11(3)-(4)...........................................
am. 118/2016
11(5).................................................
am. 51/2007, 118/2016
11(6)-(8)...........................................
ad. 90/1990
12......................................................
am. 90/1990
12A...................................................
ad. 90/1990
12A(1).........................................
rs. 51/2007; am. 118/2016
12A(1A)......................................
ad. 51/2007
12A(2)-(3)...................................
rs. 23/1995; am. 118/2016
12A(4)-(5)...................................
am. 118/2016
12B. ..................................................
ad. 19/1990
12B(1).........................................
rs. 57/1999
13(1).................................................
am. 90/1990, 77/2014
13(1)(a)-(b)..................................
ad. 90/1990 ; am. 15/1999; rep. 77/2014
13(1)(c)........................................
ad. 15/1999 ; rep. 77/2014
13(1)(d)........................................
ad. 57/1999 ; rep. 77/2014
13(2).................................................
rep. 90/1990 ; ad. 77/2014 ; am. 118/2016
13(2), table row: “Funeral director’s written examination”.................
ad. 118/2016
13(3)-(4).......................................
rep. 90/1990
14......................................................
fc. 90/1990, 15/1999; rs. 77/2014
14, table row: “Apprentice funeral director’s license”.......................
ad. 118/2016
15......................................................
fc. 90/1990, 15/1999; rep. 77/2014
15......................................................
ad. 118/2016
16......................................................
fc. 90/1990, 15/1999; rep. 77/2014
16A-16C...........................................
ad.15/1999
17(3).................................................
am. 118/2016
17(4).................................................
fc. 90/1990, 23/1995, 66/2004, 101/2007, 158/2008, 100/2009, 72/2011, 98/2013, 97/2015
17A...................................................
ad. 124/1999
18(1).................................................
rep. 94/2022
18(2)(b)-(c).......................................
am. 117/2016
18(2)(g)-(i).......................................
rep. 117/2016
18(3)(a)-(b).......................................
am. 117/2016
18(3)(c).............................................
rep. 117/2016
18(5)(a).............................................
rep. 117/2016
18(5)(b).............................................
am. 117/2016
18(5)(c).............................................
rep. 117/2016
18(6).................................................
rep. 117/2016
18(8)-(9)...........................................
am. 117/2016
18(10)...............................................
rep. 117/2016
18(11)...............................................
ad. 253/1984 ; am. 117/2016
18A...................................................
ad. 15/1999
18B...................................................
ad. 117/2016
18C...................................................
ad. 32/2019
20(a).................................................
am. 118/2016
20(d).................................................
am. 117/2016
21......................................................
am. 118/2016
“admission to practice” replaced throughout with “admission to practise”........................................................
am. 118/2016
“Kingstec Community College” replaced throughout with “the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College”.........................................
am. 51/2007
Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections:
Note
Effective
date
The text from item 1 of O.I.C. 84-1172 (N.S. Reg. 253/1984) is included at the end of the consolidation, although it is not worded as an amendment to these regulations.
The reference to clause 1(da) in the text referenced in note 1 of this table should be read as a reference to clause 2(
e) of R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 144.
Feb 2, 1990
(date R.S.N.S. in force)
The text from item 1 of O.I.C. 84-1172 (N.S. Reg. 253/1984) is repealed by N.S. Reg 124/1999.
The references to the Health Act should be read as references to the Health Protection Act in accordance with S.N.S. 2004, c. 4 (the Health Protection Act ).
(corrected by N.S. Reg 117/2016)
Nov 1, 2005
The references to the Department of Education should be read as a reference to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in accordance with Order in Council 2013-128 under the Public Service Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.
(corrected by N.S. Reg 51/2007 and 117/2016)
April 4, 2013
Repealed and Superseded:
N.S.
Regulation
Title
In force
date
Repealed
date
Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table. It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.