| Subchapter
3 |
Embalmers
and Funeral Directors Law - Licensing |
| § 17- 29- 301 |
Embalmers -
Qualifications |
| (a) |
Every
person who desires to practice the science of embalming in this state shall: |
|
(1) |
Be at least eighteen
(18) years of age; |
|
(2) |
Be a graduate of an
accredited high school or the equivalent thereof; |
|
(3) |
Be a graduate of a
school of embalming, which is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service
Education or accredited by the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors; |
|
(4) |
Make a written
application to the board attaching the fee as prescribed in § 17-29-208; |
|
(5) |
Have served as a
registered apprentice embalmer for not less than twelve (12) months in the State of
Arkansas under the direct personal supervision of an Arkansas licensed embalmer and submit at least
fifty (50) case reports to the board; and |
|
(6) |
Take and pass both
parts of the National Board Examination and both parts of the Arkansas Laws, Rules and Regulations exam
and present himself/herself to the board for a licensing interview. |
| (b) |
(1) |
Any person desiring to
engage in the science of embalming in this state, in addition to graduating from an
approved college of mortuary science recognized by this board, shall serve an
apprenticeship of one (1) year in the State of Arkansas under an embalmer licensed by this
board and shall assist in the preparation of at least fifty (50) bodies. |
|
(2) |
This apprenticeship
shall be registered with the board on applications provided by the board. Individual case
reports shall be signed by both the apprentice and the licensed embalmer under whose
supervision the work was done and filed with the board by the tenth day of the following
month. |
|
(3) |
This
apprenticeship may be served before, during, or after
attending a college or mortuary science except when
the applicant is receiving financial assistance from
the state to attend mortuary school, in which instance
the
apprenticeship shall be served prior to attending
mortuary school. This subdivision applies to persons
who were enrolled in mortuary school on January 1,
2000 and those who enroll after that date. |
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| § 17- 29- 302 |
Funeral
Directors - Qualifications |
| (a) |
Every
person who desires to engage in the business of funeral directing in this state shall: |
|
(1) |
Be at least eighteen
(18) years of age; |
|
(2) |
Be a graduate of an
accredited high school or the equivalent thereof; |
|
(3) |
Have served as an
apprentice funeral director for not less than twenty-four (24) months in the State of
Arkansas under the direct personal supervision of an Arkansas licensed funeral director. Completion
of the requirement to be a graduate of a school of embalmers as set forth in §
17-29-301(a)(3) may be substituted for twelve (12) of the twenty-four (24) months
apprenticeship established herein; |
|
(4) |
Make application to
the board attaching fee as prescribed in § 17-29-208; and |
|
(5) |
Present
himself/herself before the board at a time and place fixed by the board and make a passing
grade on both the written and oral examinations. |
| (b) |
(1) |
Any person desiring to
engage in the business of funeral directing in the State of Arkansas shall serve an
apprenticeship of two (2) years in the State of Arkansas under a funeral director licensed
by this board, and that person shall actively assist in conducting fifty (50) funerals.
Notice of the apprenticeship shall be recorded with the secretary of the board, and by the
licensed funeral director supervising the apprenticeship, not later than thirty (30) days
after the commencement of the apprenticeship. |
|
(2) |
If any person is a
graduate of an accredited mortuary program and has passed the National Board Examination,
that person shall be required to serve one (1) year as an apprentice funeral director. |
|
(3) |
The board shall have
the power to suspend or revoke a certificate of apprenticeship for violation of any
provision of this subchapter or subchapter 2 of this chapter. |
| (c) |
The board
may require applicants for licensure as funeral directors to successfully complete up to
twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction in funeral service practices and ethics, and
laws, rules, and regulations affecting funeral service. Only courses of instruction
approved by the board shall satisfy this requirement. |
