§ 7632 Embalming Requirements For Funeral Directors

Business and Professions Code·California

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•Only licensed embalmers can embalm bodies.
•Trainees can help, but only if a licensed embalmer watches them.
•Funeral directors must make sure this rule is followed.

Example

A funeral home hires a new worker who is still learning to embalm bodies.

The new worker can only embalm bodies if a licensed embalmer is there to supervise them. If they do it alone, the funeral home is breaking the law.

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§ 7632 Embalming Requirements For Funeral Directors

A funeral director shall cause all human remains embalmed in or at the direction of his or her funeral establishment to be embalmed by a licensed embalmer, by an apprentice embalmer under the supervision of his or her licensed supervising embalmer, or by a student in a program accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education under the supervision of a licensed embalmer. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 531, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 7632.

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