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PD 856 Section 94

Licensing and Registration Procedures.

Section 94

SEC. 94. Licensing and Registration Procedures.—The licensing and registration of undertakers and embalmers are subject to the following requirements: Issuance of license to practice— Any person who desires to practice undertaking or embalming shall be licensed to practice only after passing an examination conducted by the Department. Licensed undertakers or embalmers shall practice undertaking or embalming in accordance with requirements prescribed by the Department Licensed undertakers or embalmers shall display their licenses conspicuously in the establishments where they work. Issuance of certificates of registration— An undertaker or embalmer shall apply annually for a registration certificates and pay an annual registration fee of twenty-five pesos to the Regional Health Office concerned. The first registration certificate issued shall cover the period from the date of issuance to the last day of the current year. Subsequent certificates shall bear the date of January 1 of the year of issue and shall expire December 31 of the same year. Certificates of registration shall be posed conspicuously in establishments concerned. Exemption—Government and private physicians may perform embalming without license and registration certificates as exigencies require.

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CitationPD 856 Section 94 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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