1. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent a person from doing work within the standards and ethics of that person's profession and calling, provided that the person does not represent to the public that the person is engaging in the practice of funeral service. 2. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent embalming by commissioned medical officers in the armed forces of the United States or under the United States public health service while on active duty in a respective service. 3. This chapter does not prevent the transportation of a dead human body in accordance with other applicable state and federal laws. 4. This chapter does not prohibit ambulance or other emergency transportation of a dead human body. 5. This chapter does not prohibit members of the clergy from performing funeral and gravesite or memorial services. 6. This chapter does not prohibit unlicensed individuals, employed by a funeral establishment, from performing gravesite or memorial services for cremated remains. 7. This chapter does not prohibit individuals licensed in other states, as embalmers or funeral directors, from assisting funeral practitioners. 8. This chapter does not prohibit individuals employed by a funeral establishment from performing nonprofessional tasks or activities that do not require independent, professional judgment under the supervision of an individual licensed to practice funeral service.
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