Rule 4717-14-04 | Licensee registration requirements.
(A) If the board of embalmers and funeral directors establishes and maintains an automated reporting and payment system to carry out the duties pursuant to section 4717.41 of the Revised Code, a funeral home director actually in charge shall register an account with the automated reporting and payment system on behalf of a funeral home licensee.
(B) A new funeral home licensee shall contact the board to register an account with the automated reporting and payment system within thirty days after issuance of the license by the board.
(C) The funeral director actually in charge shall have the responsibility of registering an account with the automated reporting and payment system and submitting all reports and payments to the system.
(1) The funeral director actually in charge may delegate the act to submit reports and payments to an institutional depositor authorized by the board to submit quarterly reports to the automated reporting and payment system.
(2) The responsibility to complete the act of submission of reports and payments to the automated reporting and payment system will remain with the institutional depositor once the funeral director actually in charge delegates the responsibility. Although responsibility to complete the act of submission may be delegated, liability under Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code and agency 4717 of the Administrative Code cannot be delegated and will remain with the funeral director actually in charge.
(D) A funeral home shall send written notification to the board requesting a change of account information if the following should occur:
(1) Change in the funeral director actually in charge;
(2) Change in ownership that causes a change in the funeral director actually in charge;
(3) Change in location of the funeral home;
(4) Closure of the business.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 12:14 PM
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