RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
69K-23.005: Responsibility of Direct Disposer in Charge.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rulemaking action implements changes to Section 497.604, Florida Statutes, as enacted by the Florida legislature in Chapter 2010-125, Laws of Florida, which changes require that direct disposal establishments have a funeral director as the in-charge professional, except under specified conditions, whereas before the change a direct disposal establishment was allowed to have a direct disposer as the in-charge professional at the direct disposal establishment. This proposed rule was approved by the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services at its monthly meeting on January 6, 2011.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: In-charge professionals at direct disposal establishments.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 497.103(2)(c), (5), 497.604(7), (9) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 497.604 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: January 17, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 332, Pepper Building, 111 W. Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: LaTonya Bryant-Parker, at (850)413-4957 or LaTonya.Bryant-Parker@myfloridaCFO.com. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Douglas Shropshire, Executive Director, Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, Department of Financial Services, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0361, (850)413-4984, shropshired@MyFloridaCFO.com. Direct any request for rule development workshop to Mr. Shropshire.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.