There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2020, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Oklahoma Funeral Board. Any reference in the statutes to the Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors shall be a reference to the Oklahoma Funeral Board. The Board shall consist of seven (7) persons, who shall be appointed by the Governor. The term of membership of each member of the Board shall be five (5) years from the expiration of the term of the member succeeded. Any member having served as a member of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment. Provided that, a member of the Board shall serve no more than two consecutive terms and any unexpired term that a member is appointed to shall not apply to this limit. The Governor shall appoint the necessary members to the Board upon vacancies and immediately prior to the expiration of the various terms. Upon request of the Governor, appointments of a licensed embalmer and funeral director member of the Board shall be made from a list of five qualified persons submitted by the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. A member of the Board shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. No person shall be a member of the Board, unless, at the time of appointment, the person is of good moral character and a resident of this state. Five of the members shall have been actively engaged in the practice of embalming and funeral directing in this state for not less than seven (7) consecutive years immediately prior to the appointment of the person, shall have an active license as provided by the Funeral Services Licensing Act, shall keep the license effective, and remain a resident of this state during the entire time the person serves on the Board. Two of the members of the Board shall be chosen from the general public, one of whom shall, if possible, be a person licensed and actively engaged in the health care field, and shall not be licensed funeral directors or embalmers or have any interest, directly or indirectly, in any funeral establishment or any business dealing in funeral services, supplies or equipment. These two members shall be appointed to serve for five-year terms.

Added by Laws 1941, p. 235, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 1941. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 117, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1963; Laws 1978, c. 96, § 1, emerg. eff. March 29, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 312, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980; Laws 1986, c. 30, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Laws 1992, c. 3, § 1; Laws 1998, c. 40, § 1; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 2, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 28, § 1; Laws 2010, c. 32, § 1; Laws 2014, c. 61, § 1.